Brian DePasquale, a CDS faculty fellow and assistant professor of biomedical engineering, received a 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation named 126 fellows from more than 1,000 nominees, and each fellow received $75,000 over two years. DePasquale builds mathematical models of how neurons produce movements, decisions, and perceptions. He plans to use the award to develop AI and mathematical models of how chemicals produce the perception of smell. Biomedical engineering vice chair Mary Dunlop said the work could improve devices that turn brain signals into commands for robotic limbs and computers.