{"id":6,"date":"2024-01-29T19:03:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/armbruster\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:45:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/armbruster\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\">The Armbruster Lab<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Department of Biological Sciences<\/h2>\n<h2>Carnegie Mellon 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