Academics
Fish Fear Him
Bio/Psych major Brandon Metcalf '06 is beginning medical school at Johns Hopkins University.
Brandon Metcalf '06 spent more time in the College's aquatic research lab than aboard a fishing boat on the Chester River, but he scared his share of rockfish. His senior research project examined the behavioral and biochemical effects of Malathion on the striped bass. After briefly exposing the fish to very low doses of pesticides, Brandon says, he saw significant effects on their ability to learn.
His senior project combined Brandon's interests in biology and behavioral neuroscience, and was inspired by the College's proximity to the Chesapeake Bay. Concerned about the health of one of the world's richest estuaries, many Washington College students are motivated to investigate the effects of pollutants on the Bay's marine life.
With a double major in biology and psychology, as well as some independent research experience investigating Rett Syndrome at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Brandon was an attractive candidate for medical school and is now a first year student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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