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We are proud to recognize Layla Burrell, an Emerging Scholar from Florida A&M University, for successfully presenting her research poster titled “Podoplanin Regulates the Development of Taste Papillae and Taste Buds in a Stage- and Genetic Background-Specific Manner.” During her 7-week Emerging Scholars Internship in the Liu Lab, Layla made valuable contributions to our ongoing…
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Our laboratory proudly presented a research poster at the SE SDB Meeting 2026, one of the region’s leading conferences in developmental biology. The meeting brought together scientists from a wide range of disciplines to share discoveries, discuss emerging concepts, and explore innovative approaches to understanding development, regeneration, and disease. Presenting our research provided an excellent…
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Md Mamunur Rashid presented a poster at RBC-ADS Symposium. Diya Lakwani and McKenna Travis presented a poster at the RBC-ADS Symposium. Eli Hewitson and Mariana Aranda presented a poster at the RBC-ADS Symposium. They won the 2nd-place Poster Presentation Award.
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This year, our lab attended the annual meeting of Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS). This international conference brings together leading scientists and researchers in the fields of taste, smell, trigeminal sensation, and chemosensory biology.
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RBC scientist Hongxiang Liu has been studying taste buds for more than two decades, identifying stem cells that eventually become taste buds and generating understanding of what happens at the molecular level to lead to specific cells.