Current research
Our research is highly diverse and includes topics ranging from embryogenesis, cell reprogramming and organogenesis to aging and stem cell engineering.
Our ongoing and future work will focus on new and emerging areas of developmental biology, such as epigenetics and genomics.
Model systems
We house one of the largest zebrafish facilities in the world. Along with zebrafish (D. rerio), we study several other model systems, including the fruit fly (D. melanogaster), nematode (C. elegans) and mouse (M. musculus), as well as tissue culture systems and embryonic stem cells.
Latest news
Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon has been awarded the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science from Northwestern University
Congratulations to Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, former Chair of the Department of Developmental Biology! Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, Dr. Robert Glaser Distinguished University Professor and director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine, has been awarded the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science […]
Dr. Farshid Guilak has received an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Congratulations to Farshid Guilak, PhD., Mildred B Simon Research Professor of Orthopardic Surgery and Co-Director of the Center of Regenerative Medicine Washington University School of Medicine researchers, including Farshid Guilak, PhD, (left) and Christine T. N. Pham, MD, have received an award of up to $31 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health […]
Ena Haseljic has received the 2023 Tanaka Graduate Student Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Ena Haseljic! Ena Haseljic, Pre Doc Trainee in Dr. Liz Pollna’s Lab, has received the 2023 Tanaka Graduate Student Fellowship Award