doctoral_advisor work_institution field birth_date prizes image article_title name alma_mater
glenn northcutt vanderbilt university neurobiology 1965 macarthur career fellowship , c. j. herrick award , nsf catania kenneth dowload 1.jpg kenneth c. catania
 kenneth c. catania university california , san diego of maryland , college park , university of
kenneth c. catania

kenneth c. catania -lrb- born 1965 -rrb- is a biologist and neuroscientist working at vanderbilt university in nashville , tennessee .
he studies animal sensory systems , brain organization , and behavior in diverse species including star-nosed moles , water shrews , naked mole-rats , alligators and crocodiles , and snakes at catania lab .
he studies specialized animals because `` they reveal general principles of brain function . ''
catania has written many publications in scientific journals and has written for scientific american , natural history magazine , and the scientist .
he did his post-doctoral work with jon kaas at vanderbilt university before joining the vanderbilt biological sciences faculty in 2000 where he is currently a stevenson professor of biological sciences .
in 1989 , catania received a bs in zoology from the university of maryland .
in 1992 , he received an ms in neurosciences from the university of california , san diego , followed in 1994 with a ph.d. from ucsd working with glenn northcutt .
