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Nick graduated from Macaulay Honors College in 2020, where he completed a bachelor's degree in Forensic science, specializing in Toxicology. While at MHC, Nick completed his honors thesis titled "Associations of Plasma Extravesicular MicroRNA Levels in Seropositive and Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis.” Nick is a PhD candidate in the BCMB program at Weill Cornell Graduate School. Outside of the lab, Nick enjoys baking and volunteering.

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Caroline is a recent graduate of Stanford University, where she completed a double major in biology and english and a master's in biology. While at Stanford, Caroline completed her honors thesis on the impact of light exposure and physical activity on cortical brain activity of adolescents diagnosed with ADHD using fNIRS imaging. She joined the Kleaveland Lab in February 2023 as a research technician. Outside of research, Caroline enjoys reading, writing, music, and drinking copious amounts of coffee while studying for the MCAT.

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Alanna is a third year Macaulay Honors student at CUNY Hunter College. She is also a recipient of the John P. McNulty scholarship, which has enriched her passion for research. She is pursuing a degree in Biochemistry (BA) and a certificate in Human Rights. During the summer of 2023, Alanna participated in the Undergraduate Summer Research Program at the New York Genome Center. Working in the Zhu lab, she conducted research in single-cell genomics and explored different methods to optimize the RNA library preparation process. She joined the Kleaveland lab in September 2023 as an undergraduate researcher, and in her free time, Alanna enjoys baking and crocheting.

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Jacob graduated from Dartmouth College in 2022, where he completed a major in music and a minor in biology. As an undergrad, Jacob worked in the lab of Martin Jastroch at Stockholm University to investigate the evolution of mammalian adipose thermogenesis. His work specifically examined the conservation of UCP1 and other thermogenic proteins in mammals and their roles in brown adipose tissue function and mammalian energy metabolism. Jacob joined the Kleaveland lab as a research technician in April 2023 and enjoys making music, skiing, running, watching sports, and collecting fossils in his free time.

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Ben is a board-certified clinical pathologist. He received a Bachelors of Arts and Science in Biology and English from Stanford University and an MD/PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing pathology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Ben pursued postdoctoral training at the Whitehead Institute and MIT with Dr. David Bartel. There, Ben used genetically engineered mice and a variety of molecular and cellular approaches to investigate noncoding RNAs in the brain. He joined the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine at Weill Cornell in August 2020. Outside the lab, Ben enjoys spending time with family, trail running, tossing the frisbee, and traveling.

For additional information, please see Ben’s profiles on Google Scholar and Weill Cornell Medicine.

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Soundhar received his doctoral degree from CSIR-IGIB with a focus on circadian biology. He employed molecular biology and genomics approaches for identifying novel oscillating transcripts using the zebrafish retina as a model. After his doctorate, Soundhar pursued post-doctoral training with Dr. Ganesh N. Pandian at Kyoto University, where he used chemical probes and Oxford nanopore direct RNA sequencing to map RNA modifications. Soundhar joined the Kleaveland lab in May 2022, where his focus is to investigate microRNA degradation in induced human neurons. Soundhar likes to cook, read, play, and travel.