Elischa Sanders grew up in Tacoma, Washington playing basketball and getting good grades. A first-generation college student at the University of Washington, Sanders decided he wanted to be a doctor and a scientist.
Now a second-year graduate student at UC San Diego, he conducts research on how we make smooth movements. He works under the supervision of Eiman Azim at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Whenever Sanders presents his research, he starts by describing Stephen Curry and his flawless jump shots. How does Curry make such a steady movement? By probing the brains of mice who do skilled movements like pulling ropes and grabbing pellets through tiny windows, he hopes to understand how our nervous system keeps movements on the right track.
