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John Murnane, PhD studies the relationship between DNA repair and telomere loss, and the role of telomere loss in the extensive chromosome instability in cancer cells. 

Amar Nijagal, MD investigates how the immune system affects the development of fetal tissues. His research focuses on liver and bile duct development and how immune cells and their hematopoietic progenitors contribute to the pathogenesis of pediatric liver disease.

Robert Nissenson, PhD studies the role of signaling pathways in the development of bone depositing osteoblasts.

Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD studies the principles of tissue development, the timing of cell generation, intercellular interactions, and developmental lineage relationships to uncover underlying neurodevelopmental events, tissue organization and cellular demographics.

Todd Nystul, PhD studies epithelial stem cells and their associated niche in the Drosophila ovary.

Michael C. Oldham, PhD studies the organization of the transcriptome in the developing and adult human brain, and how this organization differs among primate species and brains affected by disease.

Barbara Panning, PhD studies how RNA containing complexes modulate chromatin structure and gene expression.

Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD studies the source and diversity of postnatally migrating inhibitory neurons in the human frontal lobe.

Shibani Pati, MD, PhD studies the role of endothelial dysfunction and vascular compromise in the pathogenesis of human disease. Her specific areas of investigation involve the use of stem cells and novel resuscitative modalities that can mitigate endothelial dysfunction in traumatic injury.

Tien Peng, MD studies how fibroblasts integrate extracellular cues to modify the stem cell niche.

Xianhua Piao, MD, PhD studies the role of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in brain development and disorders.

Samuel Pleasure, MD, PhD studies the development of the brain, in particular the mechanisms regulating cell proliferation, migration and axon guidance during prenatal development.