Vinitha Rangarajan

Bio

Dr. Vinitha Rangarajan is a Provost Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. She earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley, where her research focused on the neural basis of visual perception using electrophysiological measurements and causal methodologies.

At Penn, Dr. Rangarajan works in the Department of Bioengineering under the mentorship of Dr. Danielle S. Bassett. Her research combines electrophysiological recordings with advanced brain stimulation techniques to study how the brain processes visual information. Her work aims to uncover the neural mechanisms underlying visual adaptation and multistable perception. Dr. Rangarajan has a diverse background, having worked at Stanford University in a Neurology lab with epilepsy patients before her Ph.D. She is passionate about teaching and mentoring, having taught and guest lectured several undergraduate courses in Psychology and Neuroscience. She is also actively involved in outreach programs, such as the Bay Area Scientists in Schools program, where she taught elementary school children about the brain.

In her free time, Dr. Rangarajan enjoys baking desserts, dancing, traveling, and reading fiction. Her dedication to research, teaching, and community engagement makes her a valuable member of the Penn community.