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Megan Zipperer

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Scientific Outreach and Communications Manager
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Biography

My career in science began with a fascination of neuroscience and wanting to better understand how the brain functions. This led me to pursue a PhD in neurobiology. My thesis work focused on retinal circuitry in mice — categorizing the "feature detecting" retinal ganglion cells and investigating the mechanisms responsible for the behavior of orientation selective cell types. 

Throughout my graduate training, I became increasingly interested in outreach. I spent much of my time outside of the lab networking, collaborating with DEI leaders at my institution, creating strategies for marketing events, and interacting with a wide range of experts across disciplines. I took up leadership roles in the local SfN chapter and student organizations — where I used the resources available to me to share science with the community, address educational inequities, and foster more inclusive scientific environments.

While I enjoyed the research, my interests and passions began to align more strongly with the communications and outreach work I was doing — the work I now have the pleasure of doing here at Janelia. 

Outside of work,  I enjoy reading, rock climbing, travel, and photography. My interests also include a deep obsession with opossums, true crime, Hamilton, and The Office. 

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Education

PhD, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville
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