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    "pronouns": "they/them",
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      "label": "Group leader"
    },
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        "role": "group-leader",
        "label": "Group leader",
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        "active": true
      }
    ],
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    ],
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    "bibtexUrl": "https://theislab.bio/people/alex-example.bib",
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      "html": "<p>Placeholder biography. Alex Example is a fictional group leader used to show how a biography looks on the site. The real biography is written by the person themselves.</p>\n<p>A second placeholder paragraph with a <a href=\"/publications/\">link to the publications page</a>.</p>"
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