Cynthia Rodriguez
![](https://undergraduate.bio.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2022/01/RodriguezCynthia.eee6278e943d1918944bd5a97ed89e7b-768x1024.jpeg)
About
I obtained my B.S. degree in Biological Sciences on 2012 from the University of California, Irvine. While an undergrad I did research at the UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange assessing preoperative anxiety levels on patients from different ethnicities and economic backgrounds. Then, I focused my research efforts on microbiology, specifically antibiotic resistance found in bacteria collected from aquatic environments. After my graduation I did research abroad in King’s College London for the 2016 Summer on cell migration. In Fall 2016, I returned to UC Irvine to start my graduate degree in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department where I got my M.S. in 2019 and I am currently a PhD Candidate. My research focuses on human gut microbiomes.
Personal Interests
I enjoy walks on the beach, mentoring students, watching movies, and traveling.