Contact
- Email: Aaron_Cecala@urmc.rochester.edu
- Advisor: Ed Freedman, PhD.
- Department: Neurobiology & Anatomy
- Lab: Eye-Head Coordination Laboratory
- Phone: (585) 275-3481
- Address:
University of Rochester Medical Center
Box 603
601 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY 14642
Area of Interest
- Neural Control of Coordinated Movement (e.g. eye-head coordination)
- Cerebellar contribution to motor control and learning
- Effect of aging on motor control
Education
- 1998-2002: B.S. in Neuroscience, B.S. in Psychology, Allegheny College
- 2002- Present: Ph.D. Student, Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Rochester
Abstracts/Publications
- A.L. Cecala, E.G. Freedman. Amplitude Changes in Response to Target Displacements During Human Eye--Head Movements Program No. 858.13. 2005 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2005. Online.
- Cecala, A.L., Coates, E.L., and J.W. Scott (2002) Mapping Olfactory Responses to CO2 in Adult Rats. Chemical Senses.
- Coates E.L. and A.L. Cecala (2001) Topical inhibition of nasal carbonic anhydrase in rats attenuates the olfactory receptor response to CO2. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 27:273.09
- Cecala, A.L., Hammers, D.B., and E.L. Coates. (2001) CO2-sensitive olfactory receptors in rats. Chemical Senses. 26(8):1094.
Honors & Awards
- NIH Training in the Visual Sciences Training Fellowship (2004-2006)
- NIH T32 Interdepartmental Neuroscience Training Fellowship (2002-2004)
- Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Travel Fellowship (2001)
- Summer Undergraduate Research at Emory (SURE) Scholar, Emory University (2001)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Scholar, Allegheny College (2000)
Teaching
- Mind, Brain, & Behavior, 2nd Year Medical School Curriculum Teaching Assistant, 2003-Present.
Departmental/University Participation
- Graduate Student Society (GSS) Representative- Neuroscience Cluster 2002-03
- Neuroscience Student Seminar Committee Member- 2004-Present
- Center for Visual Sciences (CVS)- Boynton Colloquium Student Representative (2005-2006)
- Neurobiology & Anatomy Web Committee Student Representative 2005-Present
Personal Interests
- Running
- Basketball
- Hockey
- American History & Politics








