#  Rachel Essner 

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**Thesis advisor:** Mark Andermann  
  
**Rotation lab(s):** Mark Andermann, David Ginty  
  
**For me, home is:** New York City  
  
**Undergraduate degree(s):** BA Biology  
  
**Research experience before PiN:** I did undergraduate research in Matt Carter's lab at Williams College, and I was a technician for two years in Zack Knight's lab at UCSF.  
  
**Current research interests:** I am interested in how visceral (bodily) sensory signals are represented in and modulated by central brain circuits.  
  
**Interests outside lab:** Running, spinning



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2018-2019](/entry-year/2018-2019)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)