Dr. Samantha Seah joins EIC Team

Samantha is a postdoctoral fellow at the Genome Institute of Singapore, where she works on genome editing therapeutics. She received her Bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences (Genetics) from the University of Cambridge. During her PhD studies at the European Molecular Biological Laboratories (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, she worked on developing droplet microfluidic technology for antibody discovery. Samantha is passionate about scientific writing and editing, having previously volunteered with preLights. She is also active in science outreach and mentorship and engages often with students in schools and at local science fairs. 

Samantha has been involved with JEI as an Associate Editor and Reviewer since spring 2023 and as a Managing Editor since spring 2024. She is looking forward to further contributing to JEI’s mission of scientific education and mentorship as co-Editor-in-Chief. Outside of science, Samantha enjoys reading, needlecraft, and preparing for her next HYROX race.

Residing in Singapore, Samantha is also our first Editor-In-Chief from outside of the United States. This further supports our engagement in accepting nearly thirty percent of our manuscripts from countries that include Singapore, China, India and many more.