Science & Technology

Biologist Elizabeth Carlen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at WashU, received a 2024 Spark Award from the Association for Women in Science. The Spark Award highlights students or early-career leaders in STEM who are visible and vocal advocates for diversity and inclusive scientific practices.

Rohit V. Pappu, a researcher at Washington University, has been selected as an American Physical Society fellow.

A top educational Spanish language podcast for kids recently featured Allison Martinez Mejia, a biomedical engineering PhD candidate at Washington University.

Cory Berkland, a researcher at Washington University, will lead preclinical diabetes research with a $2.6 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Researchers from WashU and Duke University have shown that the formation of biological condensates affects cellular activity far beyond their immediate vicinity.

Two WashU faculty members, Benjamin Garcia and Rohit Pappu, have received annual awards from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

A team of researchers that includes scientists from Washington University have received $1.5 million grant from the Human Frontier Science Program to study a potentially transformative new mode of cell-to-cell communication.

Biologists in Arts & Sciences have found new ways to encourage the plastic-producing power of purple microbes.

A collaboration of universities and industry, led by the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, is embarking on a bold plan to transform manufacturing toward zero or negative emissions by converting carbon dioxide into environmentally friendly chemicals and products that create a circular economy.

Microscopy engineers at Washington University model how molecules move to enhance understanding of nanoscale biological systems.