Graduate Program: Experimental Pathology
Mentor: Dr. Dennis Bente
Megan is interested in tick-host-pathogen interactions, and her research is focused on different vaccine development strategies for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) and its tick vector. Megan earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from Georgia Southern University in 2017, where her research focused on intracellular bacteria. Outside of the lab, Megan prefers to spend her time traveling, hiking, kayaking, and hanging out with her dog.
Awards/Scholarships:
2020 - Present - Fellowship, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences
2020 - Scholarship, “Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Maximum Containment Laboratories”, UTMB Institutional Office of Regulated Non-clinical Studies
2019 - UTMB Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences Travel Award
2019 - Poster Award, 8th Annual UTMB Global Health Education Symposium
2019 - Poster Award, Pathology Trainee Research Day
2018 - UTMB Institute for Human Infections and Immunity Travel Award
2017 - Present - UTMB McLaughlin Scholarship Award
2016 - American Society for Microbiology Student and Postdoctoral Travel Award
2016 - Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Student and Postdoctoral Travel Award