Dr. Megan Beetch received her PhD in Human Nutrition from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Her current research interests focus on maternal obesity, placental nutrient sensor pathways (i.e., mTOR, insulin signaling), and in utero factors impacting the development and proper programming of metabolic tissues (i.e., pancreas, brown adipose tissue). During her time as a postdoc, Dr. Beetch was supported by the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training Program and the UMN Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism T32. She is currently funded by an American Heart Association Career Development Award to study the placental secretome. Outside of the lab, she enjoys coffee walks, reading, and hanging with her baby daughter, Ren, and her puppy, Rooney. June 2020 - present.
