Morag Rose Hunter

Morag Rose Hunter is an Associate Principal Scientist in Functional Genomics at AstraZeneca, specializing in high-throughput, high-content imaging assays. Following a PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Auckland (New Zealand), and a postdoctoral position at the University of Cambridge (UK), she originally joined AstraZeneca in 2018. Her work focuses on target identification and validation using complex imaging with machine learning- and artificial intelligence-based analysis techniques, currently predominantly supporting the Respiratory portfolio. She also leads academic collaborations in phenotypic screening, imaging technology, and lipid nanoparticle technology development. Morag is also Life Sciences Section Chair of the Royal Microscopical Society, representing and promoting the use of microscopy in studying cell biology.