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Genetics of Development & Disease Section
Section Chief: Richard L. Proia, Ph.D.

Lab Members

Our Staff

Richard Proia.
Richard L. Proia, Ph.D.
Section Chief
Maria Allende.
Maria Laura Allende, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Colleen Byrnes.
Colleen Byrnes
Biologist
Mari Kono.
Mari Kono, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Terry Lee.
Terry Lee
Biologist
Ewa Turner.
Ewa Turner
Lab Manager
Galina Tuymetov.
Galina Tuymetova
Colony Manager

Our Fellows

Hongling Zhu.
Hongling Zhu
Research Fellow
Hannah Duffy.
Hannah Duffy
Pre-doctoral Fellow, NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program
Annabelle Song.
Annabelle Song
Post-baccalaureate Fellow
Samantha Olmsted.
Samantha Olmsted
Post-baccalaureate Fellow

Group Photos

Lab members standing outside around a statue and smiling.Proia/Tifft Lab Members 2024
Lab members sitting and standing in a lab and smiling.Proia/Tifft Lab Members 2023
2022 Proia Lab MembersProia Lab Members 2022
 
Photo of 2021 Proia lab members.Proia Lab Members 2021

Group photo of the section membersProia Lab Members 2019
Last Reviewed August 2024