. Recent work in the laboratory has focused on mechanisms that govern circadian clocks, mechanisms of decision-making, pheromones that regulate behavior, and olfactory pattern recognition. Dr. Holy has mentored numerous Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students in this work that includes electrophysiology, optical design and assembly, machining, mathematics, and computational analysis. Dr. Holy has also served as chair of neuroscience admissions and am currently co-director of the neuroscience graduate program.