James Demas, PhD

James Demas, PhD

Associate Professor, St. Olaf College

Faculty advisor: Rachel Wong, PhD

Dissertation (2004): Cellular regulation and developmental function of retinal spontaneous activit

Chad Donahue, MD, PhD

Chad Donahue, MD, PhD

Resident, University of Pittsburgh

Faculty advisor: David Van Essen, PhD

Dissertation (Biomedical Engineering, 2021): Cortical organization in humans and nonhuman primates: The evolution of cognitive areas and circuits

Jeffrey Donlea, PhD

Jeffrey Donlea, PhD

Associate Professor, UCLA

Faculty advisor: Paul Shaw, PhD

Dissertation (2010): Use-dependent plasticity regulates sleep need in Drosophila Melanogaster

Laura Duvall, PhD

Laura Duvall, PhD

Assistant Professor, Columbia University

Faculty advisor: Paul H. Taghert, PhD

Dissertation (2012): Cell signaling components of the Drosophila Circadian pacemaker

Kathrin Engisch, PhD

Kathrin Engisch, PhD

Associate Professor, Wright State University

Faculty advisor: Gerald Fischbach, MD

Dissertation (1990): The development of neuronal chemosensitivity does not depend on innervation or target contact

Lisa Evans Elkin, PhD

Lisa Evans Elkin, PhD

Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.

Faculty Advisor: Paul Bridgman, PhD

Dissertation (1997): The role of Myosin Va in axonal transport

Christopher Fetsch, PhD

Christopher Fetsch, PhD

Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Faculty advisor: Dora Angelaki, PhD

Dissertation (2009): Neural mechanisms of multisensory cue integration for self-motion perception

Christine Gatchalian, PhD

Christine Gatchalian, PhD

Director, Scientific Communications, Amgen Inc.

Faculty advisor: Joshua Sanes, PhD

Dissertation (1988): Cellular and molecular changes in the connective tissue near synapses of denervated skeletal muscle

Joel Geerling, MD, PhD

Joel Geerling, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Iowa

Faculty advisor: Arthur Loewy, PhD

Dissertation (2008) Aldosterone-sensitive neurons and salt appetite

Matthew Glasser, MD, PhD

Matthew Glasser, MD, PhD

Resident and Collaborator, Washington University

Faculty advisor: David Van Essen, PhD

Dissertation (2017): Towards in vivo neuroanatomy: Tools for improving spatial localization and cortical parcellation