Julie Miller received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona in 2005. Her research interests are in steroid hormones and behavior and motor systems. In the White Lab, Julie is examining function of the human speech and language gene FoxP2 in the songbird circuitry with a particular emphasis on the identification of gene targets under FoxP2 transcriptional regulation. Julie, a fellow on UCLA's Mental Retardation Research Center Training Grant, is currently exploring the following areas -  a birdsong model for Parkinson's Disease, gene targets of FoxP2, and influences of FoxP2 on songbird syntax and phonology. CV

Carmen Panaitof received her Ph.D. in Zoology at the University of New Hampshire and joined the White Lab in May of 2006. Her broad interests are in animal behavior and behavioral neuroscience. Carmen is investigating the role of the FoxP2 gene and its targets in the formation of the song learning circuit. She has been awarded a National Alliance for Autism Research Fellowship. CV

Austin Hilliard is a Ph.D. student in the Neuroscience program at UCLA. He obtained his B.S. through the Neuroscience Specialization in the Department of Cognitive Science at UCSD. His broad interests are in the neural substrates of symbolic representation and communication, and in their evolution. Here he is working on network analysis of gene expression during singing in adults and juveniles, with a focus on sequential learning (song syntax). Austin joined the White lab in March, 2006. brief CV

Michael Condro is a Ph.D. student in the MCIP program. He graduated from Cornell University in 2005 with a B.S. in Neurobiology and Behavior. He joined the White Lab in the Spring of 2007 to study song learning in birds at the cellular level through electrophysiology. Michael is currently exploring the use of virus-mediated gene delivery in birds to manipulate expression of genes implicated in human speech disorders.