Daphne Soares (Ph.D. 2002) 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.

Lewis Wheaton (Ph.D. 2005) 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.
 

Maria Chait (Ph.D. 2006) moved from Tel Aviv, Israel, to join the NACS program. She 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.
 

MoniKa Deshpande (Ph.D. 2006) wanted an interdisciplinary program so she could blur the line between a "biologist" and an "engineer." Monika joined NACS and Dr. Richard Payne’s lab to study the initial phototransduction events that occur in dim light.

Kaushik Ghose (Ph.D. 2006) 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.
   

Jin Bo (Ph.D. 2006), a pediatrician from China, joined NACS 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.