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Aryn Gittis
Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life SciencesCarnegie Mellon University
Aryn Gittis studies neural circuits in a multifunctional brain region that plays a role in the regulation of movement, learning, and reward.
Swati Agrawal
Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington
Dr. Agrawal's research focuses on protozoan pathogens that cause serious diseases like African sleeping sickness and Toxoplasmosis.
Melanie Gainey
STEM LibrarianCarnegie Mellon University
Melanie Gainey is a trained neuroscientist and spent over 10 years studying the plasticity of neural circuits in sensory cortex.
Tamara Franz-Odendaal
Professor, Faculty of Biology, NSERC Chair Women in Science and Engineering- Atlantic Canada; Principal Investigator - Bone Development LaboratoryMount Saint Vincent University
Developmental biologist / Anatomist; Advocate for the Advancement of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Ken Hovis
Associate Teaching Professor, Mellon College of Science; Assistant Dean for Educational InitiativesCarnegie Mellon University
Coordinates student success efforts across the college, plans college-wide student events, and help to advise incoming first-year students.
Jennifer Polack
Professor of Computer ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington
Computer science educator striving to inspire students and equip them with skills and perspectives to navigate today's interconnected world.
Chunyu Wang
Professor, Biological SciencesRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Applying nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study Alzheimer's and other diseases.
Parrish Waters
Associate ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington
Dr. Parrish Waters’ areas of expertise include neuroscience, physiology, hormone axis function, stress physiology and sensory perception.
Ken Catania
Stevenson Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University
Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.
ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University
He studies the sensory biology and behavior of sharks and their relatives as well as their seasonal migrations in southeast Florida.