Candice Hatcher-Solis, Ph.D. has been nominated for a Technical Innovation Award at the 2020 Women of Color STEM Conference.
“Her distinguished accomplishments utilizing cognitive enhancement technologies and interventions are worthy of this honor because of their unique and important contributions, not only to the Air Force and Department of Defense missions, but to the field of cognitive neuroscience,” said Kevin Geiss, a member of the federal Senior Executive Service.
Currently, Dr. Hatcher-Solis manages a research team at the Air Force Research Labs that studies the underlying mechanisms for the effects of stress and neuromodulation on the brain.
She conducts basic science research (6.1) using rodent models that allow invasive tissue isolation and electrophysiology procedures that are not possible in humans.
Dr. Hatcher-Solis’s research answers fundamental questions for the Air Force including how brain stimulation affects protein expression and how brain stimulation affects learning and memory through changes in synaptic plasticity.
As the leader of the Neurobiology of Cognitive Performance team in the Performance Optimization Branch, Airman Biosciences Division, Airman Systems Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, she also serves on the board for Air Force Women in Science and Engineering.
Dr. Hatcher-Solis has published in highly cited peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.
To meet fascinating women like Dr. Hatcher-Solis, please register for the Women of Color STEM Conference no later than August 31, 2020.
