Dr. Sherbenou’s work has revolved around a passion for the mountains and the study of high altitude, which led her to a B.A. from CU Boulder in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. In her master’s work at CU-Denver, she studied physiological adaptations to high altitude in pregnancy, and in her Ph.D work she linked this physiology to genes that show evidence of natural selection. In Megan’s postdoctoral fellowship at the CU Health Sciences campus, she studied the genetic link to the physiology of short term altitude effects. Currently, Dr. Sherbenou is working with colleagues to explore excessive signaling of erythropoiesis (creating of oxygen-carrying red blood cells) in people living at high altitude. Megan currently enjoys studying, teaching, and living in Colorado’s beautiful high country with her husband and son.