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Megan Bender

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Megan Bender

Research Associate Supervisor

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Megan joined the Institute in February 2022 as the Research Associate Supervisor for the Genotyping group of the Molecular Biology Department. Their focus involves isolating DNA and PCR genotyping the transgenic mouse lines at the Institute. Megan earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland and worked eight years in the private sector performing forensic genotyping before relocating to Washington state.