PhD recipients Archives - Page 2 of 6 - Department of Neuroscience

James Demas, PhD

Associate Professor, St. Olaf College

Faculty advisor: Rachel Wong, PhD

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

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

Associate Professor, UCLA

Faculty advisor: Paul Shaw, PhD

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

Assistant Professor, Columbia University

Faculty advisor: Paul H. Taghert, PhD

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

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

Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.

Faculty Advisor: Paul Bridgman, PhD

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

Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Faculty advisor: Dora Angelaki, PhD

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

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

Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Iowa

Faculty advisor: Arthur Loewy, PhD

Dissertation (2008) Aldosterone-sensitive neurons and salt appetite