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Cristina Rodríguez is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University, affiliated with the School of Engineering & Applied Science. Her research develops optical imaging technologies to study biological systems, focusing on deep tissue imaging and neurobiological applications. She holds a Ph.D. from The University of New Mexico and a B.S. from Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela. Dr. Rodríguez leads the Rodríguez Lab, which innovates in multiphoton microscopy, adaptive optics, and imaging probes for neuroscience and therapeutic delivery. The lab emphasizes fostering diversity in science.
Research Interests:
Her work integrates physics, nonlinear optics, and engineering to advance imaging techniques for in vivo studies. Key areas include tactile processing in spinal cords, pathological changes in neural coding, and developing tools for deep tissue vasculature imaging. The lab’s adaptive optics module for multiphoton imaging and multicolor deep tissue imaging are groundbreaking contributions to the field.
Awards:
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards (2020-2025)
- Beckman Young Investigator Award (2024)
- ISFS Fellow (2021)
- AAPT Outstanding TA Award (2008)
Lab & Collaborations:
The Rodríguez Lab actively hires at all levels and focuses on collaborative, inclusive science. Recent news includes a Beckman Award win and outreach efforts like the HER Path webinar series. The lab’s research spans from astrophysical black hole systems (earlier work) to cutting-edge biomedical imaging.
