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Maria Ali

Graduate Student
Riley Lab

Email: mariaali576@tamu.edu

Education

  • B.S. Biological Sciences,  Carnegie Mellon University, 2018
  • Ph.D. Biology, Texas A&M University, in progress
  • Otic tissue development in zebrafish

Publications:

Ali, M., Kutlowski, J. W., Holland, J. N., & Riley, B. B. (2025). Foxm1 promotes differentiation of neural progenitors in the zebrafish inner ear. Developmental biology, 520, 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.01.001

Presentations:

Title: The Role of Foxm1 in SAG neuron development 12-minute oral presentation at SPRC 2025 (won 1st place)