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+---
+layout: collaborator
+shortname: lverace
+name: Lael Verace
+title: Lael Verace - TAC-HEP Fellow
+active: True
+dates:
+  start: 2024-01-23
+  end:
+photo: /assets/images/trainees/Lael-Verace.jpg
+institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
+e-mail: lverace@wisc.edu
+networks:
+  - cms
+project_goal:
+mentors:
+  - <Kevin Black (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
+presentations:
+current_status:
+github-username: lverace
+---
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