WashU Biomedical Engineering

Congratulations to @WashUBME's Lori Setton on receiving the 2026 Lifetime Research Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Spine Research Society, recognizing her distinguished career and lasting contributions to spine research.
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Could locusts help detect chemical threats? @WashUBME’s Barani Raman and collaborators paired locust antennae with nanomaterials to enhance odor detection, including chemical signatures associated with TNT.

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@WashUBME's Barani Raman and his team are using locusts to uncover how dopamine and octopamine shape the brain’s response to odors, offering new insight into sensory processing and behavior.
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Spinal stimulation that responds to movement intention could reshape spinal cord injury rehab. @WashUBME’s Ismael Seáñez received a $400K grant to test EEG-triggered stimulation only when needed.
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How do neurons and blood vessels work together to fuel the brain? @WashUBME’s Song Hu and his team combined two imaging techniques to capture neuronal activity and oxygen delivery at the single-cell level in awake mice, a first.
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