Megan Trageser

Megan Trageser

MS in Neuroscience Student

Megan recently graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and as a Community Engagement Scholar. During her undergraduate career, she participated in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience research with Dr. Frances Sayako in the Memory and Perception of Speech lab where she investigated the impact of sleep on speech concentrations and with Dr. Philip Gable in the Social Cognitive Emotive Neuroscience lab where she spearheaded the TMS team researching the stimulation effects during behavioral tasks. Megan presented her TMS research findings at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Post graduation, Megan began working at the University of Maryland Baltimore with Dr. Philip Iffland as a BRIDGE Scholar, performing biomolecular research investigating the genetic role of TANC2 in epilepsy. She recently presented this research at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting Research Conference in December.

Megan currently works in the Burns Lab at Georgetown University as a graduate research student. Her research project focuses on the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and tDCS, in mouse models, to assess behavior and memory retention in fear conditioning. She employs immunohistological, immunofluorescence, and qPCR for quantification and analysis.

When not studying the fascinating field of neuroscience, Megan enjoys painting, drawing, and the no nonsense world of hockey, Let’s Go Caps!