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DR. Daphne Soares (Ph.D. 2002) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park. It's not often that a graduate level scientist discovers something that the experts have missed. Daphne's research in the journal Nature reported on an overlooked body part that was in plain view -- the snouts of alligators.  |
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DR. Lewis Wheaton (Ph.D. 2005) is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Applied Physiology at Georgia Institute of Technology. While in the NACS program, Lewis had the opportunity to work across labs and institutions, fully realizing the NACS interdisciplinary model. His studies with Dr. Mark Hallet (NIH) and advisor Dr. Avis Cohen (UMD) were related to uncovering the mechanisms that inhibit a stroke survivor's movements. Lewis is now a post-doc at Johns Hopkins, studying aspects of post-stroke reorganization of the brain using fMRI.
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Dr. Maria Chait (Ph.D. 2006) is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University College London Ear Institute. While in the NACS program, Maria and advisor Dr. David Poeppel worked with researchers in the US, Japan, and France, employing functional brain imaging (MEG) to study the cortical systems involved in the processing of auditory information. In short, Maria seeked answers to how a listener is able to segregate sounds.
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Dr. MoniKa Deshpande (Ph.D. 2006) is currently an Associate Editor at the National Institutes of Health. Monika joined the NACS program and Dr. Richard Payne’s lab to study the initial phototransduction events that occur in dim light.
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Dr. Kaushik Ghose (Ph.D. 2006) is currently a Postdoctoral Research in Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Kaushik worked in Dr. Cindy Moss' bat lab, studying the sonar beam patterns of flying echolocating bats as they chase insects. Kaushik hopes to discover how perception of the environment can be formed entirely through sound.
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Dr. Jin Bo (Ph.D. 2006) is currently an Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University. A pediatrician from China, Jin joined the NACS program and Dr. Jane Clark's lab. She sought exposure to research methods and clinical experience, studying the relationship between behavior and brain function in children. Jin hopes research will provide alternatives to prescribing medicine to children for atypical behavior. |
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Dr. Stacy hobson (Ph.D. 2007) is currently a Research Staff Member in the Business Services Solutions Department at IBM. While in the NACS program, Stacy investigated how cognitive-based approaches can be used in solving computer science problems. Stacy was drawn to NACS' real-world applicability and innovative interdisciplinary program. |
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Dr. Xiaohong Deng (Ph.D. 2009) is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Federal Drug Administration. While in the NACS program, Xiaohong studied the inner ear structure of deep-sea fishes from different depths and habitats for insights into the evolution and adaptations of these deep-sea fish auditory systems. Xiaohong believes that deep sea fishes hold the answers to the mechanisms of sophisticated acoustic communication. |
