An interview with Samantha Morris.

ABSTRACT

Samantha Morris is an Assistant Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology at Washington University in St Louis, and an Allen Distinguished Investigator. Her lab aims to understand how cell identity can be reprogrammed, focusing on the gene regulatory networks that define cell identity and applying this knowledge to engineer clinically important cell types. Sam has also been a pioneer in developing novel single-cell technologies and, earlier this year, she joined Development as an Associate Editor, where she'll be providing expertise on single-cell approaches in developmental and stem cell biology. We caught up with Sam to ask her more about her career and her role at Development.