Cynthia L. Berenson

Cynthia L. Berenson is a trustee at Brandeis University. Cynthia previously worked as an undergraduate research assistant at the University of California, San Diego, where they went abroad to Costa Rica to help take measure of the ocean temperatures on an ongoing research project about the warming of the ocean and erosion of corals as a result of increased global temperatures. Cynthia also worked as an undergraduate researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where they conducted research on the Type VI Secretion System (TSSS), a multicomponent bacterial competitive system that delivers toxins into neighboring cells by mechanically piercing the target cell membrane. In addition, they have worked as an undergraduate researcher at the Herbert Waite Lab and the David Low Lab, and as a research assistant at the Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research.

Cynthia L. Berenson attended Alameda High School. Cynthia then went on to UC Santa Barbara where they received their B.A. in Biology from the College of Creative Studies. After that, they attended Brandeis University where they received their Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Lastly, they have a certification from PADI in Advanced Diver.