A young woman with dark hair and glasses, smiling, wearing a light blue shirt.

Vanessa Rodriguez

NeURO Fellow 2025
Undergraduate Student, Biology
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Vanessa Rodriguez ('26) is a Biology major with a concentration in Ecology and Evolution. She is interested in exploring a neurological perspective on learning, memory, and intra-species or interspecies communication. Vanessa is involved in sustainability, social advocacy, and science communication initiatives on campus. In her free time, she enjoys riding her motorcycle, making music, playing with her dog, and soaking in the sun.

Vanessa joined the Institute as a summer 2025 NeURO fellow, studying the evolution of parental recognition in the brain of developing tadpoles in the lab of Lauren O'Connell.

Faculty Advisor: Lauren O'Connell