Section Chief: Richard L. Proia, Ph.D.
Lab Members
Our Staff
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Section Chief
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Staff Scientist
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Colleen Byrnes
Biologist
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Staff Scientist
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Terry Lee
Biologist
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Ewa Turner
Lab Manager
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Galina Tuymetova
Colony Manager
Our Fellows
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Hongling Zhu
Research Fellow
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Hannah Duffy
Pre-doctoral Fellow, NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program
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Annabelle Song
Post-baccalaureate Fellow
![Samantha Olmsted.](/-/media/Images/labs-branches-sections/genetics-biochemistry-branch/Genetics-of-Development-and-Disease-Section/olmsted-samantha_240x360.jpg?h=360&iar=0&w=240&hash=0E788E36D7A18E76381C0DC2FA435EFA)
Samantha Olmsted
Post-baccalaureate Fellow
Group Photos
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Last Reviewed August 2023