{"id":183,"date":"2026-03-25T11:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lab-site\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:28:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lab-site\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Introduction\/Mission\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Component:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/components\/featured-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Featured Block<\/a>\u00a0| Image Size: 1800\u00d71800<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Your lab focuses on advancing research in your specific area. 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