The Dept. of Genetics hosted the 2nd Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Lecture with an inspiring talk by Tim Hughes, PhD. We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Stormo Fellow—congratulations to PhD student Jennie Yao! genetics.wustl.edu/the-2nd-gary...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social TODAY @ 12pm CST in Connor Auditorium for the 2nd Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Lecture when Timothy Hughes, PhD, presents “Codebook: sequence specificity of human transcription factors”.

Excited to share our new review in Trends in Genetics! Grateful for a great collaboration with co-first author Mitchell Grinwald!

Another fantastic line-up of speakers at the WashU Genetics Seminar Series 2025-2026! 👇Visit our website for the full seminar schedule: genetics.wustl.edu/events/categ...

Join WashUGenetics Today @ 12pm CST in Connor Auditorium when Dr. Kathleen Collins presents “Harnessing R2 Retrotransposon Machinery and RNA-Only Delivery for Site-Specific Safe-Harbor Transgene Addition to the Human Genome”, hosted by Dr. Xiaoxia Cui

What if doing something poorly could lead to something great? Rob Mitra, @washugenetics.bsky.social, dives into the evolution of genome tech, short-read sequencing, and how his lab is fighting rising drug costs with innovation. 🧪🧬💻 #STS 📺 Watch the keynote: youtu.be/C8U5WDA9ri4 #genomics #Biotech

Congratulations to our postdoctoral researcher Wesley Saintilnord @wesaint.bsky.social on being selected as a #JCCFellow! www.jccfund.org/blog/the-jan...

Welcome @creminslab.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/06/phil...

📅 June 9 - Genomic Technologies Open Science Day at @washu.bsky.social and online www.jax.org/scienceday25 Register for Free by: May 30: In-Person June 8: Virtual Learn how emerging tech is used to manipulate RNA & DNA, study genome function and structure, and navigate multi-omic analysis 🧪👩‍🔬🧬🖥️

Thank you @erikaberas.bsky.social for including me in this in depth @planetmoney.bsky.social piece on the mechanics of research funding at universities—I give it a 👍🏻👌👏👨‍🔬 emoji 🙃 www.npr.org/2025/05/28/1...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday (May. 29, 12pm CST) in Connor Auditorium when Dr. Wenyi Wang presents “Deciphering tumor heterogeneity for benefits from immunotherapy in cancer”, hosted by Dr. Ting Wang

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday (May. 22, 12pm CST) in Connor Auditorium when Dr. Volker Neugebauer presents “Neuroplastic changes in the amygdala in the transition to chronic pain”, hosted by Dr. Guoyan Zhao

Another fantastic Donald C. Shreffler lecture at the Department of Genetics! This year the lecture features Dr. Harmit Malik who studies genetic conflict, the competition between genes and proteins with opposing functions that drives evolutionary change.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social Shreffler Lecture next Tuesday (May. 13, 4pm CST) in Connor Auditorium when Dr. Harmit Malik presents “Genetic conflicts during meiosis drive the rapid evolution of essential chromatin proteins”, hosted by Dr. Ting Wang

Great event on June 9 at WashU Medicine with our own Dr. Rob Mitra delivering the keynote address! Be sure to register to attend!

Major congratulations to our fearless leader and team captain Susan Dutcher @dutcherlab.bsky.social for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! 🙌 Another big win for #cilia biology!!

Had a fantastic time learning from the brightest minds in systems immunology at #cshlsysimm last month with @cshlmeetings.bsky.social. Grateful to @washugenetics.bsky.social for supporting my travel!

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday (May. 8, 12pm CST) in Connor Auditorium when Dr. Elizabeth Heller presents “Epigenetic editing for the study of addiction”, hosted by Dr. Gabor Egervari!

Big congrats to our own Dr. Susan Dutcher @dutcherlab.bsky.social on her election to the National Academy of Sciences! www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday (May. 1st, 12pm CST) in Connor Auditorium when Dr. Dan Arking @arking.bsky.social presents “Mitochondrial Genetic Variation and Aging-related Disease”, hosted by Dr. Peter Jin @jinlab.bsky.social

That’s a wrap! We hope you enjoyed our 50th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium as much as we did! Thank you to all the speakers, students, faculty and staff who attended the event. Here’s to more amazing years at the Department of Genetics at WashU Medicine!

Join us tomorrow for a full day event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Genetics at WashU Medicine! View full list of speakers and program details here: genetics.wustl.edu/department-o...

Congratulations to Brett Maricque, PhD for being named a 2025 Dean’s Impact Awardee! We are proud to celebrate his commitment to improving health for all and strengthening our communities — locally and globally. faculty.med.wustl.edu/people/brett...

New paper from the Dutcher lab🎉

This year marks 50 years of excellence at the WashU Medicine Department of [email protected]! Join our 50th Anniversary Symposium on April 24th and watch below what our faculty say about the great community here! youtu.be/c0C5m1ij55g

New paper from the Cohen lab🎉

SWEET 🍪 REDEMPTION The Meers lab are CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD* *of competitive gingerbread house-building @washugenetics.bsky.social Clinched in GBBO style by finishing with one minute left, and inspired by the Climatron at Missouri Botanical Gardens 🪷