The new research will focus on understanding how disease-associated microglia change over time and how these changes may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease progression, potentially revealing new opport...

The Department of Genetics recently hosted the 3rd Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Lecture, honoring Dr. Gary Stormo’s pioneering contributions to computational biology. This year’s lec...

Gabor Egervari, MD, PhD, has received his first R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate how metabolites of alcohol alter gene regulation in the brain and contribute to be...

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…

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 ...

A grant renewal from the NIH will continue a long-running study of extreme longevity in families, seeking genetic clues to healthy aging.

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...

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...

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Human Pangenome Reference Consortium

Introducing participants to the new Human Pangenome Reference, how samples were chosen to maximize variation, & technologies used to build the pangenome

Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, a pioneer in understanding 3D genome structure and its impact on the brain, will join Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as BJC Investigator.

The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (Jane Coffin Childs Fund/JCC Fund) is a leader in biomedical research funding, having committed funding to early-career research leaders for o...