Humans of MGRI: Shannon Stratton, BFA

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Researcher Profiles, Series | 0 comment | 26 February, 2021 | 0

The Mass General Research Institute (MGRI) is home to a research community of 9,500+ individuals working to understand disease and develop solutions to medicine’s most pressing challenges.

But who are they and what do they do when they’re not conducting research? Learn more about them in this new series, #HumansOfMGRI.

From clinical research coordinators to postdoctoral fellows, research technicians, graduate students and principal investigators—they are all part of the Mass General Research Institute.

Our next guest in the series is Shannon Stratton, BFA, who is a grant administrator in the Center for Genomic Medicine.

Grant administrators are a crucial part of research teams and help secure funding for research projects.

When and why did you get interested in the work that you are doing?

I sort of fell in to grant administration in 2017, I found my strengths in general research administration and wanted an extra challenge. When the possibility of grants was presented to me, I was excited to take it on!

What do you like to do outside of work?

I have a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Photography so I love taking photos, painting, and making crafts.

I’m also a dancer and enjoy taking classes.

I love baseball and the Red Sox and love being at Fenway for games- miss them!

What is your favorite TV show, podcast, book, or movie?

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard is by far my favorite podcast.

Picking a favorite book is so hard but I’m currently reading Alex Trebek’s autobiography.

A fun fact about yourself

My high school superlative was most compassionate!

Do you have any pets?

I do! I have a cat named Walter White.

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