News

09.09.2021
Academic groups seek easier approval path for gene-edited food animals
When geneticists modify a food-producing animal, the changes are typically regulated as drugs.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

08.18.2021
School of Molecular Biosciences graduate student receives prestigious fellowship
Cody Lauritsen will be among first to work in $1.25B National Bio and Agro-defense Facility.
WSU Insider

07.28.2021
Newly discovered gene sheds light on DNA repair
Scientists identify gene critical to important cell repair processes.
WSU Insider

04.05.2021
WSU veterinary college consistently an NIH top-funded school
The WSU College of Veterinary Medicine ranked No. 6 among veterinary colleges nationally for National Institutes of Health research funding last year.
WSU News

03.30.2021
Protein may be key to blocking a nauseating bacterium
WSU researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of human food poisoning in the United States.
WSU News

11.23.2020
WSU students land awards at multicultural STEM conference
Two Washington State University seniors received awards for their undergraduate research presentations at the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) on Nov. 13.
WSU News

11.17.2020
UV light may be a greater risk for melanoma than suspected
Studies conducted in yeast show that exposure to ultraviolet light (UV) induces new types of DNA damage that may cause the deadliest form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma.
WSU News

11.13.2020


Washington State Magazine

11.13.2020
WSU lands NIH grant for biomedical, engineering undergraduate MIRA program
A new five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for more than $700,000 will fund a “motivating innovation and research achievement” (MIRA) program for Washington State University underrepresented student researchers in biomedical science and engineering fields, said the three faculty members serving as co-principal investigators.
WSU News

10.26.2020
‘A modern approach to selective breeding’
Wondering why WSU’s research into gene-edited livestock is so innovative?
WSU News

10.08.2020
An interview with Dr Michael Griswold
Dr Michael D. Griswold is the regents’ professor and director of the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University (WSU).
Biology of Reproduction

10.05.2020
Genetic Factor Discovery Enables Adult Skin to Regenerate Like a Newborn Baby’s
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn babe. The discovery by Washington State University researchers has implications for better skin wound treatment as well as preventing some of the aging process in skin.
Science Tech Daily