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Josh Morgan, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Research summary
Use advanced cellular imaging techniques to investigate how neurons organize themselves into image processing circuits

Key words
connectomics, vision, retina, LGN, synapse, electron microscopy, circuit

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Samantha Morris, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Developing new single-cell technologies to create high-resolution maps of lineage and identity; Manipulating gene regulatory networks, via direct lineage reprogramming, to generate clinically valuable cell types

Key words

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Kenneth Murphy, MD, PhD

Eugene Opie First Centennial Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Dendritic cell development and diversification

Key words
Dendritic cell and T cell differentiation, gene expression, transcription, inflammation

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David Ornitz, MD, PhD

Alumni Endowed Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Regulation of lung, skeletal, and cardiovascular development, injury response, and regeneration by Fibroblast Growth Factors

Key words
cell signaling; development; fibroblast growth factors; mouse models; stem cells, regeneration; pulmonary hypertension; alveologenesis; endocrine signaling

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Philip Osdoby, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Bone remodeling cell and molecular events of osteoclast activity and development

Key words
extracellular matrix, bone biology, development, aging, osteoclast

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Hysell Oviedo, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary
My research program aims to understand the neural circuits that underlie vocal communication processing and investigate how these circuits are disrupted in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Key words
Auditory System, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Mouse Models, Communication Processing, Development

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B. Duygu Ozpolat, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Research summary
Mechanisms of reproductive cell regeneration and development

Key words
germline, reproduction, stem cells, regeneration, imaging, scRNAseq

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Elizabeth Ann Pollina, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Molecular Mechanisms of Nervous System Longevity and Rejuvenation

Key words
epigenetics, nervous system, DNA repair, aging, rejuvenation

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Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Understanding the role of tumor heterogeneity in cancer biology, including its contributions to cancer development, growth, metastasis, and treatment resistance mechanisms, in order to translate these insights into new diagnostics and novel therapeutics

Key words
tumor heterogeneity; single cell; spatial transcriptomics; head and neck cancer; signaling

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Michael Rauchman, MDCM

Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Investigate gene regulation during kidney development and disease

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