Theodore Walrond, who goes by Rex, is a neuroscience graduate from the Tampa Bay area. He studied Psychology with a concentration in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Florida and graduated cum laude, then completed graduate coursework in finance at the University of Notre Dame. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and is building an early-stage venture in consumer health.
Most of Theodore Rex Walrond's research experience centers on the brain. From 2022 to 2023 he helped collect and analyze data for an evidence review at UF's McKnight Brain Institute that examined more than 300 studies on subarachnoid hemorrhage and its links to Alzheimer's disease.
Earlier, in the summer of 2021, he interned at Romark Laboratories, a pharmaceutical research company in Tampa, where he tracked COVID-19 drug candidates as treatment research moved quickly.
Parkinson's disease research matters to him as well, and he served as an Impact Partner with the American Parkinson Disease Association.
Under water, Theodore is an SDI Divemaster. From 2020 to 2023 he was a divemaster and teaching assistant for UF's Scientific Diving Program, and his SDI certifications run from Open Water through Advanced, Nitrox, Rescue and Master Scuba Diver. Two favorite dives: Paradise Springs in Florida and the kelp forests off Catalina Island.
On land he backpacks and climbs. Highlights include the Four Pass Loop in the Maroon Bells in 2019, a guided climb of Mount Rainier with International Mountain Guides in 2020, the John Muir Trail in 2021, the Teton Crest Trail in 2022 and Boulder Pass in Glacier National Park in 2023.
Closer to home in Florida, Theodore plays golf and acoustic guitar. His trip reports and research notes are at theodorewalrond.com and rexwalrond.com.