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Victoria E. Prince is a Professor in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on vertebrate axial regionalization during development, utilizing zebrafish as a model organism. Her laboratory employs a myriad of molecular, cellular, and genetic approaches to explore significant areas of research, including the regulation of Hox genes during hindbrain patterning and the evolution of duplicated genes within vertebrate genomes. She is actively investigating neural crest specification, anterior lateral line development, and collective cell migration mechanisms in developing zebrafish pronephros. Her pioneering contributions to the field have been recognized through various awards and fellowships, including the Francis Straus Mentorship Award and the Faculty Leadership Award. In addition to her research, she is heavily involved in educating the next generation of scientists at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Department of Philosophy