Vanessa's Aha! Moment

As a child, I remember playing with how-to science kits and models of the different systems in our body. I had always been curious as to why humans behave the way that we do and the science behind some of our natural body processes. I think the kits were my parents way of getting me to stop asking “why” all the time and for them to get educated as well. During my AP psychology class in high school, there was a “Neuroscience” unit and a lot of my childhood questions soon became answered. I had learned that our brains are wired differently, our memories and our environment greatly influence the substance in our brains, and most importantly, neuroscience would not be what it is today if it were not for all the advances made in other sciences like chemistry, biology, and psychology. I knew that if my dream was to become a neurologist, I would have had to master the basics in every science subject in order to fully understand how powerful our brains truly are.

Meet a Board member! This is Vanessa Peña. She is a Biology major pursuing an MD degree. Fun facts: "I like to eat, workout, and dance". She currently works in Dr. Banner's lab examining the pathways that link stress to the onset of pathogenesis in the nervous and immune system. Meet Vanessa and the other club members at our next event on Oct 26! #CSUN #CSUNchemclub #ChemClub #ChemistryandBiochemistryClub #STEM #scientistswhoselfie

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