Prater Lab
Team
In the Prater Lab, we honor and value the unique perspectives, personal journeys, skills, and knowledge that each member brings. We embrace contributions from everyone, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical abilities, race, religion, heritage, or cultural background. All are welcome to contribute to our science, and we appreciate that science takes many voices coming together to build the most reproducible, creative, and best design, data, and interpretation. We are better together, and so is the science.
Prater Lab Members
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Dr. Katherine E. Prater, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is a Warren Alpert Foundation Distinguished Scholar and the principal investigator on a University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Development Award. Dr. Prater is passionate about training the next generation of scientists to perform robust, replicable science and to communicate it in the best way possible. She has a diverse background in neuroscience spanning human neuroimaging and network connectivity to behavioral neuroscience to the cellular and molecular interactions of microglia including transcriptomics. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Neuroscience Graduate Program, and of Scripps College. When not in the lab, Dr. Prater enjoys reading books, playing board games, and getting outside with her family. |
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Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Karagas, MD/PhD is the Chief Resident in Neurology at UW. He is clinically pursuing a fellowship in behavioral neurology and is interested in researching and understanding Alzheimer’s disease resilience. When not in the clinic or lab, he enjoys reading science fiction and hiking with his wife and daughter in the beautiful PNW! |
Collaborators
We collaborate extensively and are excited to expand our network. Don’t hesitate to contact us!