Dr. Nicole Calakos is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology at Duke University studying synaptic plasticity. Dr. Nicole Calakos' Research Produced by Kaylin Tsukayama, Rachel Tung, and Anna Kipervaser. Animations by Ashley Han. How did Dr. Nicole Calakos become a scientist? Produced by Rachel Tung, Kaylin Tsukayama, and Anna Kipervaser.