Rachel Frazer - Neuroscientist & Jazz Musician - 11

Rachel is from San Antonio, Texas where her love of music and the brain began. She is a rotating first-year graduate student and NSF Fellow in the Neurobiology and Behavior program at Columbia University. Rachel graduated with an Honors B.A. in Jazz & World music from Wellesley College in 2020. During her time at Wellesley, she studied decision making in Drosophila as a McNair Scholar and member of Sara Wasserman’s lab. She was also an active member in Wellesley BlueJazz where she sang, played the French horn, Flugel horn, and even the triangle.

Her research interests revolve around the intersection of the arts, science, and spirituality. Inspired by an independent study on Music Therapy during her Junior year of high school, she became fascinated by music’s ability to reduce stress and increase resilience in response to traumatic experiences. She is also passionate about increasing diversity in academia and mentoring scientists and musicians from underrepresented backgrounds

Outside of lab, Rachel enjoys all things related to health and wellness, self-care rituals, reading personal development books, listening to podcasts on spirituality, and of course, listening to or playing music.

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