Please welcome Victoria Rodriguez to the Whitney Laboratory! Vicky joined the Schnitzler Lab as a Postbaccalaureate Researcher.
Vicky recently completed their B.A in Biology at the University of Florida, alongside a minor in Bioinformatics. Vicky worked with the Schnitzler lab recently trying to identify transcription factors in Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. Prior to that, they worked at the UF Innovate Sid Martin Incubator where they focused on developing gene therapy vectors for Parkinson's Disease in early-onset patients. Vicky plans to continue their studies in the neuroscience gene therapy world by starting a Post-Bac at Washington University in St. Louis this upcoming fall and then continuing on with grad school at a Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. program.
Outside of science, Vicky enjoys diving, hiking, snowboarding, listening to music, reading, and traveling.