Kenneth C. Catania
| Kenneth C. Catania | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 |
| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Institutions | Vanderbilt University |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park, University of California, San Diego |
| Doctoral advisor | Glenn Northcutt |
| Notable awards | MacArthur Fellowship, C. J. Herrick Award, NSF Career |
Kenneth C. Catania (born 1965) is a neurobiologist. Catania is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, where he studies star-nosed moles, naked mole rats, and crocodilians among other reptiles. 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. Catania was a post doctoral fellow at Vanderbilt from 1995-1997. In 2000 Catania became an assistant professor at Vanderbilt.
Awards
Catania received the American Association of Anatomists’ C. J. Herrick Award in 2005. In 2006, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.
He received international attention for his investigations into the touch organs of crocodilians, particularly American alligators and Nile crocodiles with Duncan Leitch.
References
- Haines, Duane E. (2006), "AAA award winners", The Anatomical Record Part B the New Anatomist (Wiley-Liss) 284B (1): 2–5, doi:10.1002/ar.b.20064
- Huslin, Anita (2006-09-18), "Two U-Md. Grads Among MacArthur 'Genius' Awardees", The Washington Post: C01
- Latt, Elizabeth (2006-09-18). "Vanderbilt neuroscientist Ken Catania receives MacArthur "genius grant"". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- Leitch, Duncan B. and K. Catania (2012-10-13). "Structure, innervation and response properties of integumentary sensory organs in crocodilians.". Retrieved 2012-10-13.