Samantha Maragh PhD

Samantha leads NIST's programs supporting genome editing technologies. She heads the launching NIST led Genome Editing Consortium which is a public private partnership to address pre-competitive measurement and standards needs for the genome editing field. Her focus areas are measurement confidence and technology development for genome editing, bioassay and biomarker validation, with applications in engineering biology, precision/regenerative medicine, and cancer biology.

Samantha also represents the U.S. as a technical expert to the International Standards Organizations Technical Committee on Biotechnology (ISO TC276) representing the interests and expertise of the U.S. on standards relating to nucleic acids measurements. Samantha received a B.S. Cellular & Molecular Biology from Loyola University in Baltimore, a M.S. in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University in the area of molecular targets and drug discovery, and a Ph.D. in Human Genetics & Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine.