Lab Members

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.

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

Barbie studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms of temporomandibular joint injury and repair, with a focus on how developmental programs contribute to the response to injury.

Britany studies the development and maintenance of cartilage growth centers in the cranial base and how their disruption contributes to craniofacial disorders.

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.

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.

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.