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Tanaka Lab – Personnel<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\"\"<\/span><\/a>Kiwamu Tanaka
\n<\/a><\/strong>Principal Investigator
\n(2014 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Natalia Moroz
\n<\/a><\/strong>Research Associate
\n(2015 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Hira Kamal
\n<\/a><\/strong>Research Associate
\n(2020 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/span>Samodya Jayasinghe<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/strong>Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/span>
\n(2025 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Anthony Deluca<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Graduate Student
\n(2025 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"\"<\/a>Matthew Zimmel <\/a>
\n<\/strong>Technical Assistant
\n<\/span>(2025 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/a><\/span>Natalia Zajac
\n<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Technical Assistant<\/span>
\n(2025 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Vino Ananthakumar
\n<\/strong>Technical Assistant
\n(2026 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>AJ Schuman
\n<\/strong>CAHNRS Undergraduate Intern
\n(2026 \u2013 Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Former Research Associates<\/strong><\/h4>\n