Family Ties: Léandre with her sisters, Alexandra, center, and Yvette, right. She also has an older brother, Trenton. “Family and science are the biggest things in my life,” she says. Anatomy of a PhD Candidate: Vérida Léandre PhD’17 0 By Jumoke Akinrolabu on February 2016 Winter 2016, The Beat Share. Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email