An interview with Christopher Wright
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Abstract:
Christopher Wright is Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and the director of the Program in Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University. His lab works on pancreas organogenesis and how it relates to disease, using techniques spanning from single-cell technology through to high-resolution imaging. Chris was awarded the 2022 Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Victor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize and we talked about what winning this award means to him, as well as discussing his career and his hopes for the future of developmental biology.
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