My name is Kaitlyn Rhyner (she/her), and I am excited to have joined the Garcia-Keller Lab this year as a second year graduate student in the Pharmacology and Toxicology department at MCW! I am a 2023 graduate from UW-Milwaukee (UWM) where I completed my Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience and General Biology with a Chemistry minor. In the Garcia-Keller Lab, my project seeks to examine the use of psychedelic DOI 5-HT2A agonist as a potential therapeutic for symptoms associated with acute stress. My long-term career goal is to study how internal molecular interactions in neural circuitry influence external organism behavior specifically in stress.
Inside the Minds of our Team
What animal would you be?
Aequorea victoria bioluminescent jellyfish
What superpower would you have?
Teleportation so I could travel anywhere, whenever without missing everyday life responsibilities.
What would your alternative career be?
Something in the healthcare field with patient interactions.