Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday April. 16 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Elizabeth Pollina, PhD presents, “Dynamic Genome Control Mechanisms in Nervous System Longevity”, hosted by Drs. Lijuan Feng and Gabor Egervari!

Turan Tufan, PhD, postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Ting Wang's lab has been awarded prestigious Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship. Congrats!
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Our bat–mouse limb paper is now on bioRxiv!
🦇www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

This was a collaborative effort across the @nadavahituv.bsky.social Nicola Illing, Dorit Hockman, Guy Kelman, Tommy Kaplan labs and my lab at @washugenetics.bsky.social

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday April. 9 at Noon in Moore Auditorium when Qiang Chang, PhD presents, “MeCP2, Astrocytes, Rett syndrome, and Beyond”, hosted by Guoyan Zhao, PhD !

Michael Province, PhD 2026 Dean’s Impact Award Recipient Michael Province, PhD, is nominated for the 2026 Dean’s Impact Awards due to his extraordinary research achievements. Among his contributions, the Lon…

Congrats to Dr. Michael Province on being named a 2026 Dean’s Impact Award recipient! His leadership of the Long Life Family Study and decades of groundbreaking genetics research have shaped our understanding of longevity and advanced science globally.
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Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday April. 2 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Andy Groves, PhD presents, “Can we restore hearing by reprogramming the cochlea?”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD!

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Genetics Position Summary The Ushiki Lab investigates the molecular mechanisms of cis-regulatory function and how noncoding genetic variation alters gene regulation in human disease. Our work integrates functi...

We are recruiting a postdoc or gap-year research assistant. Details are in the link below. Seeking candidates interested in cis-regulatory mechanisms.

Postdoc
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Research Assistant (Gap Year)
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Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday March. 26 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD presents, “Designing therapies for glioblastoma based on cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic control mechanisms”, hosted by Guoyan Zhao, PhD!

WashU Medicine Genetics Ranks No. 5 in NIH Funding for 2025 - Genetics The Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been ranked No. 5 in the nation for NIH funding in 2025, according to the latest report from the Blue Ridge Inst...

Thrilled to share that the @washugenetics.bsky.social Department has been ranked #5 in the nation for NIH funding in 2025! This achievement reflects the strength of our faculty, staff and trainees and their dedication to innovative scientific discovery. Read more: genetics.wustl.edu/washu-medici...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday March. 19 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Christina Stallings, PhD presents, “Molecular determinants of tuberculosis disease outcomes”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD!

Please join us for a special seminar this Friday! Dr. Carol Wise will present, “Translating Genetic Discovery into Medicine for Scoliosis.”
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Join us TODAY at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Shankar Mukherji, PhD presents, “Fluctuations and order in systems-level organelle biogenesis”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD!

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Monday March. 9 at Noon in EPNEC Seminar Room B when Yang Xie, MD, PhD presents, “Data Science and AI in Precision Health”, hosted by Ting Wang, PhD @twang5.bsky.social

Guoyan Zhao, PhD, delivers Dutcher Tenure Recognition Seminar - Genetics The Department of Genetics Seminar Series continued on Thursday, February 26, with the Dutcher Tenure Recognition Seminar, featuring an in-person presentation by Guoyan Zhao, PhD, Associate Professor ...

Congratulations to Guoyan Zhao, PhD on delivering the Dutcher Tenure Recognition Seminar and celebrating her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! genetics.wustl.edu/guoyan-zhao-...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday March. 5 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Yin Shen, PhD presents, “Characterizing cis-regulatory elements and genetic variants underlying human brain development and disease”, hosted by Yang Li, PhD &Ting Wang, PhD @twang5.bsky.social

$80 million supports research into exceptional longevity | WashU Medicine A grant renewal from the NIH will continue a long-running study of extreme longevity in families, seeking genetic clues to healthy aging.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have received $80M in NIH support to advance the Long Life Family Study, led by Michael A. Province, PhD, Professor of Genetics, advancing the genetics of exceptional longevity!
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Frederick Arnold, PhD, Awarded ALS Network Research Innovation Grant - Genetics Frederick Arnold, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine, has been awarded a 2025 Research Innovation Grant from the ALS Network and ALS Uni...

Congratulations to Frederick Arnold, PhD, on receiving a 2025 ALS Network Research Innovation Grant to advance his work on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His project investigates tau protein changes as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday Feb. 12 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Wanlu Liu, PhD presents, “Exploring Human T cells and TCRαβ repertoire at the single-cell level: Phenotypic Heterogeneity and Disease Associations”, hosted by Ting Wang, PhD @twang5.bsky.social

Join us TODAY at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Benjamin A. Garcia, PhD presents, “Quantitative Proteomics for Understanding Epigenetics Mechanisms”. Hosted by Lijuan Feng, PhD.

Assistant Professor Aki Ushiki Awarded Preeclampsia Foundation’s Peter J. Pappas Research Grant - Genetics Aki Ushiki, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded a 2026 Peter J. Pappas Research Grant from the Preeclampsi...

🎉Congratulations to Aki Ushiki, PhD @akiushiki.bsky.social
on being awarded the 2026 Peter J. Pappas Research Grant from the @preeclampsia.org ! Her work will shed new light on the genetic regulation underlying preeclampsia!
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I truly appreciate the Foundation’s support!

Researchers Illuminate the Epigenetic Basis of Microglial Plasticity - Genetics A collaborative research effort between the laboratories of Qingyun Li, PhD, assistant professor in the Departments of Genetics and Neuroscience, and Harrison Gabel, PhD, associate professor in the De...

New research from the collaborative effort of Tristan Li lab and Gabel lab illuminates how epigenetic mechanisms control microglial plasticity - the way the brain’s immune cells adapt across development, aging & disease. Read more on our website:
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Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday Jan. 29 at Noon in Holden Auditorium when Gwendalyn J. Randolph, PhD presents, “Peritoneal cavity macrophages in mouse and humans – differentiation, heterogeneity, and roles in disease”, hosted by Jim Skeath, PhD @JimSkeath

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday Jan. 22 at 12pm in Moore Auditorium when David H. Spencer, MD, PhD, @dhspencer.bsky.social presents, “DNA methylation epimutations in leukemia”, hosted by Tim Schedl, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Jan. 15 at 12pm via Zoom when Monkol Lek, PhD, presents “Improving the interpretation of rare genetic variants”, hosted by Dr. Peter Jin!
Zoom link 👉https://wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/j/93516291023?jst=1

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Dec. 11 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Priyanka Verma, PhD, presents, “Deep mutational scanning of a chromatin remodeler uncovers a new therapeutic strategy for BRCA-mutant cancers”, hosted by Gabor Egervari, MD, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Dec. 4 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Jerry Workman, PhD, presents “Protein complexes that modify chromatin for transcription, RNA processing and metabolism”, hosted by Gary Stormo, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Nov. 20 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Qiongshi Lu, PhD, presents “The blurred line between genes and environments: Insights from GWAS of family members’ phenotypes”, hosted by Peter Jin, PhD

Graduate student Kia Barclay receives Provost’s Research Excellence Award - Genetics Graduate student Kia Barclay of the Li Lab has been selected as a Graduate Student Recipient of the 2025 Provost's Research Excellence Award, a prestigious university-wide honor recognizing outstandin...

Congratulations to graduate student Kia Barclay in the Tristan Li Lab on being selected as a Graduate Student Recipient of the 2025 Provost’s Research Excellence Award, a prestigious university-wide honor recognizing outstanding research achievement. genetics.wustl.edu/genetics-gra...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Nov. 13 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Piali Sengupta, PhD, presents “Living in a toxic world: Interoceptive mechanisms of salt-sensing in C. elegans”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD.