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	Alisa White, B.S. Ph.D. Candidate \| Kanadia Lab \| 2017 - present Research Focus: Neural Progenitor cell heterogeneity in response to minor spliceosome inactivation I am focused on understanding the effects of inactivation of the minor spliceosome in various neural progenitor cells. Including those of the dorsal telencephalon (gives rise to the excitatory neurons of the cortex), the ventral diencephalon (gives rise to the hypothalamus), the medial ganglionic eminence (gives rise to inhibitory neurons of the cortex), and the retina. Neuroscience Fellowship recipient B.S. Biological Sciences \| University of Connecticut
	Kyle Drake, B.S. Ph.D. Candidate \| Kanadia Lab \| 2018 - present Research Focus: Primordial dwarfism NSF GRFP Fellow Founder of the In Vivo Podcast B.S. Biological Sciences \| University of Connecticut
	Madisen Lee, B.S. Ph.D. Student\| Kanadia Lab \| 2020 - present Undergraduate Researcher \| 2016 - 2020 Research Focus: Hypothalamic development and cell fate B.S. Physiology and Neurobiology \| The University of Connecticut
	Saren Smith, B.S. Ph.D. Student\| Kanadia Lab \| 2020 - present Research Focus: Minor splicing and differential gene expression between the developing forelimb and hindlimb Pfizer Society of Toxicology Travel Award recipient 2019 Founder of Teach Me to Science B.S. Biochemistry \| The College of Saint Scholastica
	Beom Jin Park, B.S. Ph.D. Student\| Kanadia Lab \| 2020 - present Research Interests: My research interests are in the following areas: the regulation of gene expression via minor intron splicing in synaptic plasticity in the cerebellar cortex, identification of minor intron-containing genes and minor intron splicing factors that drive alternative splicing and minor intron retention, and identification of minor intron splicing mediated gene expression in various biological models. B.S. Biological Sciences \| Carnegie Mellon University


	Dr. Anouk Olthof, Ph.D. Post Doc: The lab of Dr. Svejstrup \| Institute of Celluar and Molecular Medicine \| University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ph.D. Graduate \| Kanadia Lab \| 2015 - 2020 Thesis: The Minor Spliceosome Regulates Alternative Splicing of Minor Introns in Neuronal Development and Disease. M.S. Physiology and Neurobiology \| University of Connecticut B.S. Biomedical Sciences \| University College Utrecht, The Netherlands
	Dr. Marybeth Baumgartner, Ph.D. Post Doc: Lab of Dr. James Noonan \| Genetics Department \| Yale School of Medicine Ph.D. Graduate \| Kanadia Lab \| 2014 - 2019 Thesis: Alternative splicing across minor introns M.S. Physiology and Neurobiology \| University of Connecticut B.A. Biology/Biological Sciences \| Mount Holyoke College
	Gabriela Aquino, M.S. Lab Manager \| Kanadia Lab \| 2018 - 2019 M.S. Applied Genomics \| University of Connecticut B.S. Biological Science \| University of Connecticut
	Katery Hyatt, B.S. M.S. Student \| Kanadia Lab \| 2015 - 2018 Research Focus: Bioinformatics B.S. Physiology and Neurobiology \| University of Connecticut
	Victor Calle, B.S. Ph.D. Student \| Kanadia Lab \| 2018 - 2019 Research Focus: Minor splicing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) NSF-LSAMP fellow (2018-2020) B.S. Physiology & Neurobiology Major \| University of Connecticut
	Charles Schwoerer Physiology & Neurobiology Major \| University of Connecticut Research Focus: Bioinformatics
	Jeff Rasmussen Physiology & Neurobiology Major \| University of Connecticut Beckman Scholar \| University of Connecticut
	Anna Vaeth Physiology & Neurobiology Major \| University of Connecticut