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Comparative Cognition, Epigenetics, Social Behavior, Oxytocin, Behavioral Endocrinology, Animal Behavior
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Employment (5)

Emory University: Atlanta, Georgia, US

2023-08-18 to present | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Anthropology)
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ, US

2020-01 to 2020-05 | Research Assistant (School of Anthropology)
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona, US

2019-08 to 2019-12 | Teaching Assistant (School of Anthropology)
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona, US

2016-08-15 to 2017-08-18 | Laboratory Coordinator (School of Anthropology)
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

Teach for China: Tengchong, Yunnan, CN

2014-07-16 to 2015-07-10 | Teaching Fellow
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Education and qualifications (3)

The University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ, US

2017-08-16 to 2023-08-19 | PhD (School of Anthropology)
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona, US

2017-08-21 to 2019-05-10 | MA (School of Anthropology)
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, US

2010-09-12 to 2014-06-03 | Bachelor of Arts (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
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Professional activities (4)

Animal Behavior Society: Glenview, Illinois, US

2021-06 to present | Student
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Cognitive Science Society: Seattle, WA, US

2021-02 to present | Student
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

ManyDogs: -, US

2017-11 to present | Project Coordinator, Methods Team, Team Captain
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Sigma Xi: Durham, North Carolina, US

2014-06 to present | Student
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Works (18)

Transposons in the Williams–Beuren Syndrome Critical Region are Associated with Social Behavior in Assistance Dogs

Behavior Genetics
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Dhriti Tandon; Emily E. Bray; Brenda S. Kennedy; Stavi R. Tennenbaum; Evan L. MacLean; Bridgett M. vonHoldt
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ManyDogs Project: A Big Team Science Approach to Investigating Canine Behavior and Cognition

Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: ManyDogs Project ManyDogs Project; Daniela Alberghina; Emily E. Bray; Daphna Buchsbaum; Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere; Julia Espinosa; Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; C.-N. Alexandrina Guran; Elizabeth Hare; Daniel J. Horschler et al.
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ManyDogs 1: A multi-lab replication study of dogs' pointing comprehension

2023-05-06 | Preprint
Contributors: Julia Espinosa; Jeffrey R Stevens; Daniela Alberghina; Michael Bogese; Emily Bray; Daphna Buchsbaum; Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere; Shany Dror; Marianne S. Freeman; Gitanjali Gnanadesikan et al.
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What are oxytocin assays measuring? Epitope mapping, metabolites, and comparisons of wildtype & knockout mouse urine

Psychoneuroendocrinology
2022-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0306-4530
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan
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ManyDogs Project: A Big Team Science Approach to Investigating Canine Behavior and Cognition

2022-09-02 | Preprint
Contributors: ManyDogs; Daniela Alberghina; Emily Bray; Daphna Buchsbaum; Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere; Julia Espinosa; Gitanjali Gnanadesikan; C.-N. Alexandrina Guran; Elizabeth Hare; Daniel Horschler et al.
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Dogs re-engage human partners when joint social play is interrupted: a behavioural signature of shared intentionality?

Animal Behaviour
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel J. Horschler; Emily E. Bray; Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Molly Byrne; Kerinne M. Levy; Brenda S. Kennedy; Evan L. MacLean
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Specificity of plasma oxytocin immunoassays: A comparison of commercial assays and sample preparation techniques using oxytocin knockout and wildtype mice

Psychoneuroendocrinology
2021-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0306-4530
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

Early-emerging and highly heritable sensitivity to human communication in dogs

Current Biology
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Emily E. Bray; Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Daniel J. Horschler; Kerinne M. Levy; Brenda S. Kennedy; Thomas R. Famula; Evan L. MacLean
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ManyDogs 1: A Multi-lab replication study of dogs' pointing comprehension (pre-registered report)

2021-07-12 | Preprint
Contributors: ManyDogs; Julia Espinosa; Emily Bray; Daphna Buchsbaum; Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere; Molly Byrne; Marianne S. Freeman; Gitanjali Gnanadesikan; C.-N. Alexandrina Guran; Daniel Horschler et al.
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Early-Emerging and Highly-Heritable Sensitivity to Human Communication in Dogs

2021-03-17 | Preprint
Contributors: Emily E. Bray; Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Daniel J. Horschler; Kerinne M. Levy; Brenda S. Kennedy; Thomas R. Famula; Evan L. MacLean
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Cooperative Communication with Humans Evolved to Emerge Early in Dogs

2021-01-12 | Preprint
Contributors: Hannah Salomons; Kyle Smith; Megan Callahan-Beckel; Margaret Callahan; Kerinne Levy; Brenda S. Kennedy; Emily Bray; Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Daniel J. Horschler; Margaret Gruen et al.
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Breed differences in dog cognition associated with brain-expressed genes and neurological functions

Integrative and Comparative Biology
2020 | Journal article
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Part of ISSN: 15577023 15407063
Contributors: Gnanadesikan, G.E.; Hare, B.; Snyder-Mackler, N.; Call, J.; Kaminski, J.; Miklósi, Á.; MacLean, E.L.
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Dog cognitive development: a longitudinal study across the first 2 years of life

Animal Cognition
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1435-9448
Contributors: Emily E. Bray; Margaret E. Gruen; Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Daniel J. Horschler; Kerinne M. Levy; Brenda S. Kennedy; Brian A. Hare; Evan L. MacLean
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Estimating the heritability of cognitive traits across dog breeds reveals highly heritable inhibitory control and communication factors

Animal Cognition
2020-09-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Brian Hare; Noah Snyder-Mackler; Evan L. MacLean
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Cognitive characteristics of 8- to 10-week-old assistance dog puppies

Animal Behaviour
2020-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Emily E. Bray; Margaret E. Gruen; Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan; Daniel J. Horschler; Kerinne M. Levy; Brenda S. Kennedy; Brian A. Hare; Evan L. MacLean
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Evolution of mammalian migrations for refuge, breeding, and food

Ecology and Evolution
2017 | Journal article
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Contributors: Gnanadesikan, Gitanjali E.; Pearse, William D.; Shaw, Allison K.
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The concerted impact of domestication and transposon insertions on methylation patterns between dogs and grey wolves

Molecular Ecology
2016 | Journal article
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan
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Identifying PRDM9 binding sites in meiotic recombination hotspots.

Summer and Academic Year Student Reports. Paper 2371.
2012 | Report
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Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan

Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Animal cognition. (1)
Review activity for Domestic animal endocrinology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of comparative psychology. (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)