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Astgik Petrosyan, PhD Astgik is a senior postdoctoral researcher working in Laura Perin ’s laboratory. When asked about where her interest in biology comes from, her answer took us back to the

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a debilitating, incurable condition affecting approximately 1.5 million patients in the USA, with annual health care costs of more than $6 billion. The precise

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Michael Schumacher, PhD Mike is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Mark Frey’s lab looking for alternate therapeutic targets for children with inflammatory bowel disease. Mike grew up in Ohio, where he

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