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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-292cb003\" data-id=\"292cb003\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0b3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c0b3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About VDK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2936f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e2936f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Derek van der Kooy received a M.Sc. in Psychology at the University of British Columbia, and a Ph.D in Anatomy, first at Erasmus University in the Netherlands, and finishing in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Toronto. Dr. van der Kooy gained postdoctoral research experience at Cambridge University in England and at the Salk Institute in California. In 1981, Derek became an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1986, then served as Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Toronto from 1991- 2002, and has since become a Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6b3ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"3a6b3ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-button  icon-position-before jeg_module__1_69f2f08ef294c\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/about-us\/\" class=\"jkit-button-wrapper\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24371461 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24371461\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4993f085\" data-id=\"4993f085\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff498f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ff498f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To The Journey Ahead<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a7da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9a7da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gain Valuable Knowledge &amp; Experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41529ac6 jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"41529ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position-left elementor-animation- jeg_module__2_69f2f08f000c0\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header elementor-animation-\"><div class=\"icon style-color\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-bank1\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Lorem Ipsum<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51af913e jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"51af913e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position-left elementor-animation- jeg_module__3_69f2f08f0048f\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header elementor-animation-\"><div class=\"icon style-color\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-laptop-phone\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Lorem Ipsum<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700f02b8 jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"700f02b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position-left elementor-animation- jeg_module__4_69f2f08f007d6\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header elementor-animation-\"><div class=\"icon style-color\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-team1\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Lorem ipsum<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f56caa4\" data-id=\"1f56caa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d32833d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d32833d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7664a4fa\" data-id=\"7664a4fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7650ffd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7650ffd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Apply<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3115cc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3115cc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus necullam corper mattis pulvinar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21302676 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21302676\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb5569c\" data-id=\"7cb5569c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28493709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"28493709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ee7e48b\" data-id=\"3ee7e48b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-737d649f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"737d649f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-312b78ec\" data-id=\"312b78ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d10af36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d10af36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60427275 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60427275\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-271712ab\" data-id=\"271712ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede356a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ede356a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Connect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4836c8c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4836c8c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus necullam corper mattis pulvinar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f2dd4c5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f2dd4c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85898f0\" data-id=\"85898f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eea366 ekit-image-accordion-hover ekit-image-accordion-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-image-accordion\" data-id=\"7eea366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-image-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-image-accordion elementskit-image-accordion-wraper\">\n\t\t\t                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"ekit_ia_7eea366\" id=\"ekit_ia_7eea366_0\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion--input\" hidden>\n                <label for=\"ekit_ia_7eea366_0\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion ekit-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/667b3c1107e4250106a84f3e_tempImageLQVhgK-scaled.jpg)\">\n                    <span class=\"elementskit-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-icon-wraper ekit-image-accordion-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7eea366\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"667b3c1107e4250106a84f3e_tempImageLQVhgK\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc3RhZ2luZy0zLmNvbVwvdW5pdmVyc2l0eVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcLzY2N2IzYzExMDdlNDI1MDEwNmE4NGYzZV90ZW1wSW1hZ2VMUVZoZ0stc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjdlZWEzNjYifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/667b3c1107e4250106a84f3e_tempImageLQVhgK-scaled.jpg\" aria-label=\"pupup-button\" class=\"icon-outline circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeurobiology of Motivation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                <\/label>\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"ekit_ia_7eea366\" id=\"ekit_ia_7eea366_1\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion--input\" hidden>\n                <label for=\"ekit_ia_7eea366_1\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion ekit-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/669e966430f0623885e9dcad_DIFFERENTIATED-PRIMITIVE-NEURAL-STEM-CELLS-Samantha-Yammine.jpg)\">\n                    <span class=\"elementskit-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-icon-wraper ekit-image-accordion-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7eea366\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"669e966430f0623885e9dcad_DIFFERENTIATED PRIMITIVE NEURAL STEM CELLS - Samantha Yammine\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTkzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc3RhZ2luZy0zLmNvbVwvdW5pdmVyc2l0eVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcLzY2OWU5NjY0MzBmMDYyMzg4NWU5ZGNhZF9ESUZGRVJFTlRJQVRFRC1QUklNSVRJVkUtTkVVUkFMLVNURU0tQ0VMTFMtU2FtYW50aGEtWWFtbWluZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZWVhMzY2In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/669e966430f0623885e9dcad_DIFFERENTIATED-PRIMITIVE-NEURAL-STEM-CELLS-Samantha-Yammine.jpg\" aria-label=\"pupup-button\" class=\"icon-outline circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeural Development &amp; Stem Cell Biology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                <\/label>\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"ekit_ia_7eea366\" id=\"ekit_ia_7eea366_2\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion--input\" hidden>\n                <label for=\"ekit_ia_7eea366_2\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion ekit-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6679a9bb39afb6930aeb6f44_WormBanner1.jpg)\">\n                    <span class=\"elementskit-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-icon-wraper ekit-image-accordion-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7eea366\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"6679a9bb39afb6930aeb6f44_WormBanner1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc3RhZ2luZy0zLmNvbVwvdW5pdmVyc2l0eVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcLzY2NzlhOWJiMzlhZmI2OTMwYWViNmY0NF9Xb3JtQmFubmVyMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZWVhMzY2In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6679a9bb39afb6930aeb6f44_WormBanner1.jpg\" aria-label=\"pupup-button\" class=\"icon-outline circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearning and Memory Genes\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33c40a85 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33c40a85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12934c4a\" data-id=\"12934c4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239db119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"239db119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1c20f5 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1c20f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-341e65aa elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"341e65aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55833b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55833b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Are Open For Opportunities!<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55433b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55433b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48edc6f5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48edc6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View All faculties<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4955cd90 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"4955cd90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-190a29ac\" data-id=\"190a29ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7111d787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7111d787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VDK  Lab<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2903413a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2903413a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning and Memory Genes\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32746ad3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32746ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA mutational analysis has begun to reveal the component processes of learning and memory. We have developed associative (classical conditioning) and non-associative (habituation) learning paradigms using olfactory and taste stimuli in the best understood multicellular organism, the worm C. elegans. \u00a0Mutational screens in progress have identified new genes which code for critical components of associative (lrn-1 and lrn-2) and non-associative (adp-1) learning. \u00a0These new genes reveal the separable neuronal and molecular stubstrates underlying associative learning and habituation.\n<p data-w-id=\"059aff70-60a5-ccb4-ad13-2bfd45796834\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;059aff70-60a5-ccb4-ad13-2bfd45796834&quot;]\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bc90bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_progress_bar\" data-id=\"69bc90bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_progress_bar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-progress-bar jeg_module__5_69f2f08f01bee\" ><div class=\"progress-group \">\n            <div class=\"progress-skill-bar\"><div class=\"skill-bar-content\"><span class=\"skill-title\">Graduate On Time<\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"skill-bar\">\n                    <div class=\"skill-track\">\n                        \n                        <div class=\"number-percentage-wrapper\">\n                            <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"92\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">92%<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160e538f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_progress_bar\" data-id=\"160e538f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_progress_bar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-progress-bar jeg_module__6_69f2f08f01f49\" ><div class=\"progress-group \">\n            <div class=\"progress-skill-bar\"><div class=\"skill-bar-content\"><span class=\"skill-title\">Students Skill<\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"skill-bar\">\n                    <div class=\"skill-track\">\n                        \n                        <div class=\"number-percentage-wrapper\">\n                            <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"96\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">96%<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4689830b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_progress_bar\" data-id=\"4689830b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_progress_bar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-progress-bar jeg_module__7_69f2f08f021db\" ><div class=\"progress-group \">\n            <div class=\"progress-skill-bar\"><div class=\"skill-bar-content\"><span class=\"skill-title\">Campus Extracurricular<\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"skill-bar\">\n                    <div class=\"skill-track\">\n                        \n                        <div class=\"number-percentage-wrapper\">\n                            <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"87\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">87%<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757a8752 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_progress_bar\" data-id=\"757a8752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_progress_bar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-progress-bar jeg_module__8_69f2f08f023fe\" ><div class=\"progress-group \">\n            <div class=\"progress-skill-bar\"><div class=\"skill-bar-content\"><span class=\"skill-title\">Quality Of Lecturers<\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"skill-bar\">\n                    <div class=\"skill-track\">\n                        \n                        <div class=\"number-percentage-wrapper\">\n                            <span class=\"number-percentage\" data-value=\"92\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">92%<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a17e880 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a17e880\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3509f59f\" data-id=\"3509f59f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef3d449 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef3d449\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b95c47f\" data-id=\"b95c47f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5031b01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5031b01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">spread over 25 cities in 9 regions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2caf7698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2caf7698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46eb6713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46eb6713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Travisa caonsectetur adipiscing elit. Donec a feugiat purus. Duis turpis nunc, aliquam id nunc ac, convallis dictum nisi. Curabitur vehicula tincidunt sapien, vel fringilla neque iaculis feugiat purus caonsectetur adipiscing elit.<\/p><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consec tetur adipiscing elit. Donec a feugiat purus. Duis turpis nunc aliquam idnu acconvallis dictum nisi. 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width=\"1024\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-GEVHRE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-GEVHRE.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-GEVHRE-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-GEVHRE-768x201.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65103fb5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65103fb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47e9489\" data-id=\"47e9489\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d385ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d385ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">interested in joining us ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6705414f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6705414f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neurobiology of Motivation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd227d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd227d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our primary objective is to characterize the neurobiological substrates of motivation. \u00a0Our overall hypothesis is that separate, double dissociable, neural mechanisms underlie the rewarding effects of opiates in drug naive versus drug-dependent and deprived animals. \u00a0Lesions of the tegmental pedunculopontine nucleus (TPP) block the conditioned place preferences produced by morphine in drug naive rats, but not in opiate dependent and deprived rats. \u00a0Dopamine antagonists block the conditioned place preferences produced by morphine in opiate dependent and deprived rats, but not in drug naive rats.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df61682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"4df61682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-button  icon-position-before jeg_module__9_69f2f08f029ae\" ><a href=\"\" class=\"jkit-button-wrapper\">contact us<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d6d603 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"71d6d603\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_heading\" data-id=\"3c89e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-heading  align- align-tablet- align-mobile-center jeg_module__10_69f2f08f04087\" ><h3 class=\"heading-section-subtitle  style-color\">Lab Technician \/ Manager<\/h3><div class=\"heading-section-title  display-inline-block\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\">Brenda Coles-Takabe<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"heading-section-description\"><p class=\"rl-text-style-regular-2\" data-w-id=\"71de2d39-7f77-6dd6-0e8d-cf22e21624b3\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;71de2d39-7f77-6dd6-0e8d-cf22e21624b3&quot;]\">Retinal Stem Cell Biology and Lab Management<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b803de2\" data-id=\"b803de2\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_heading\" data-id=\"9cf828e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-heading  align- align-tablet- align-mobile-center jeg_module__12_69f2f08f0473c\" ><h3 class=\"heading-section-subtitle  style-color\">Consultant<\/h3><div class=\"heading-section-title  display-inline-block\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\">Lyla El-Fayomi<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"heading-section-description\"><p class=\"rl-text-style-regular-2\" data-w-id=\"71de2d39-7f77-6dd6-0e8d-cf22e21624d9\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;71de2d39-7f77-6dd6-0e8d-cf22e21624d9&quot;]\">Optogenetics and Electrophysiology<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c114fe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"c114fe1\" 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class=\"testimonials-list\">\n            <div class=\"testimonials-track\"><div class=\"testimonial-item  elementor-repeater-item-2a1c64e\">\n                    <div class=\"testimonial-box hover-from-left\" >\n                        <div class=\"comment-header\"><ul class=\"rating-stars\"><\/ul><\/div>\n                <div class=\"comment-bio\"><div class=\"bio-details\">\n                <div class=\"profile-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1181\" height=\"1461\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/66706897a869b9b75e100847_Brenda_Coles-Takabe.jpg\" class=\"source-library\" alt=\"Brenda Coles-Takabe\" url=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/66706897a869b9b75e100847_Brenda_Coles-Takabe.jpg\" source=\"library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/66706897a869b9b75e100847_Brenda_Coles-Takabe.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/66706897a869b9b75e100847_Brenda_Coles-Takabe-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/66706897a869b9b75e100847_Brenda_Coles-Takabe-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/66706897a869b9b75e100847_Brenda_Coles-Takabe-768x950.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><\/div>\n                <span class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"profile-name\">Brenda Coles-Takabe<\/strong>\n                    <p class=\"profile-des\"> Lab Technician \/ Manager<\/p>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div><div class=\"icon-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"comment-content\"><p>Retinal Stem Cell Biology and Lab Management\n\n<\/p><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"testimonial-item  elementor-repeater-item-8edb0ec\">\n                    <div class=\"testimonial-box hover-from-left\" >\n                        <div class=\"comment-header\"><ul class=\"rating-stars\"><\/ul><\/div>\n                <div class=\"comment-bio\"><div class=\"bio-details\">\n                <div class=\"profile-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1829\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"source-library\" alt=\"Justin Belair-Hickey\" url=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-scaled.jpeg\" source=\"library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-scaled.jpeg 1829w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-731x1024.jpeg 731w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-768x1075.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-1097x1536.jpeg 1097w, https:\/\/staging-3.com\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6669e5c1d78b168757b3ca80_Justin-Belair-Hickey-1463x2048.jpeg 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1829px) 100vw, 1829px\" \/><\/div>\n                <span class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"profile-name\">Justin Belair-Hickey<\/strong>\n                    <p class=\"profile-des\"> PhD Candidate<\/p>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div><div class=\"icon-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"comment-content\"><p>\nNeural Crest Reprogramming and Retinal Biology<\/p><\/div>\n       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      <span class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"profile-name\">Michael Peng <\/strong>\n                    <p class=\"profile-des\">Research Volunteer<\/p>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div><div class=\"icon-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"comment-content\"><p>\nCorneal Stem Cell Biology<\/p><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for Cellular and Biomolecular Research University of Toronto VDK Lab Neurobiology Research Group Welcome to the Neurobiology Research Group. \u00a0We are made up of a collaboration of projects in the van der Kooy lab. 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