SOURCE:Amgen Foundation
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At an Amgen Scholars alumni event held at MIT in spring 2015, we asked former Scholars how the Program has affected their career paths. Here’s what they told us.
Megan Krench
Host Institution: MIT, 2008
Current Status: PhD candidate in nueroscience
MIT’s Megan Krench says the Amgen Scholars Program opened her eyes to possible science careers outside academia. Megan’s current research at MIT focuses on the biological underpinnings of Huntington’s disease. After graduation, she plans to join CBT Advisors, a boutique life sciences consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
To learn more, please visit the Amgen Scholars Program 2014 Annual Report.
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KEYWORDS: Education, Philanthropy, MIT, nueroscience, STEM, Megan Krench, Amgen Scholars Program, Amgen Scholars, Amgen Foundation, CBT Advisors, Huntington’s disease, Research