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Mammalian Developmental Biology Section

Lab Members

Our Staff

Jurrien Dean.
Jurrien Dean, M.D., NIH Distinguished Investigator
Section Chief
Galina Baibakov.
Galina Baibakov, M.S.
Biologist
Yangu Zhao.
Yangu Zhao, Ph.D.
Biologist

Our Fellows

Ye Yang, Ph.D.
Visiting Fellow
Mahshid Amiri, Ph.D.
Visiting Fellow
Heejin Choi, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Omar José-Ramirez, Ph.D.
Postdoc IRTA
Qiliang Xin, Ph.D.
Research Fellow

Last Reviewed April 2025