Chayla Vazquez
Second-year, Neuroscience Program; McCall Lab
As a new graduate student in Dr. Jordan McCall’s Lab, Chayla will strive to understand more deeply about the impact of stress on the locus coeruleus (LC) circuitry. She specifically will be defining mechanisms, such as activity from certain receptors, which regulate the LC and thus can influence changes in behavior. Chayla is interested in a career in academia and would like to eventually become Dean of an institution because of her passion for mentorship. With this future role, she plans on positively impacting students by increasing diversity in science on campus and highlighting the importance of high-quality mentorship. Chayla chose the McCall lab because of the community it provided and the emphasis it has on the research she is interested in.