University scientists win Sloans

Freedman

wo medical center scientists have been awarded Alfred P. Sloan research fellowships. They will receive $40,000 in research funds.

Edward Freedman, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and a member of the Center for Visual Science, was cited for his research in how the brain controls the coordination of our eyes, head and neck. In one research project he is looking for ways to diagnose Parkinson's disease earlier, before the brain cells in a particularly vital area have already died.

Kutulakos

Kiriakos Kutulakos, assistant professor in the departments of Dermatology and Computer Science, received recognition for his work on the basic knowledge underlying computer graphics, computer vision, and robotics. In one project, he is working on ways to make 3-D photography a practical technology readily accessible to the public, perhaps requiring little more than snapping a few pictures or recording a videotape.

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