Conception
Megan Sheridan's work experience includes positions as a Scientist at Conception starting in July 2022, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Missouri-Columbia from July 2021 to June 2022, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge from June 2018 to June 2021, and a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Missouri from August 2013 to May 2018. Additionally, they held the role of Teaching Assistant at the University of Missouri from August 2014 to December 2014. Prior to their academic roles, they worked as a Food and Beverage Manager, Server, and Bartender at The Club at Old Hawthorne from August 2009 to August 2013, and as a Server at Lake Forest Country Club from April 2006 to August 2009. Megan also worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Missouri in September 2012.
Megan Sheridan obtained their Bachelor's of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia in the period from 2008 to 2012. Megan further pursued their education at the same institution, completing their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry from 2013 to 2018.
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Conception
Conception is a company developing the technology to turn skin cells into viable human eggs.This technology will give women the opportunity to have children well into their forties and fifties, eliminate barriers for couples suffering from infertility, and potentially allow male-male couples to have biological children.Long term, thistechnology could be a critical platform allowing for widespread genetic screening of embryos. If proven safe, it could even enable for genetic editing to eliminate and reduce the risk of devastating diseases for future generations – such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease and many different types of cancers.This could become one of the most important technologies ever created.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.