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Lab Members

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Ze Liu, PhD
Project Scientist

Ze studies noncanonical FGF signaling in craniofacial development and disease, with a focus on how this pathway regulates sutures and synchondroses, specialized joints that shape craniofacial growth.

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Georgina Macakiage
Research Associate I

Georgina supports research across the lab, with expertise in mouse genetics, colony management, genotyping, histology and molecular biology.

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Michaela Ince
Visiting Graduate Student

Michaela studies Notch-Jagged signaling in mouse models of human disease, with a focus on how this pathway regulates development of the jaw joint and cranial sutures.

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Aanya Singh
Visiting Graduate Student

Aanya studies the genetic mechanisms that regulate jaw formation and patterning, with a focus on how the transcription factor Gsc establishes cell identity and shapes the developing craniofacial skeleton.

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Arshia Uttam
Visiting Graduate Student

Arshia investigates connective tissue cell identity and the formation of tendon-to-bone attachments in the craniofacial skeleton, with a focus on how WNT signaling coordinates these specialized interfaces.

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Daniel Blackwell
Senior Administrative Assistant

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8687 Melrose Ave., Suite D266
West Hollywood, CA 90069