Scott joined Lonza in January 2023 as a project manager and marketing content developer for the Biosciences Cell Discovery team. He obtained his Masters of Science from Ohio State University (USA) in 2016, and later found his calling in scientific project management. He has co-authored two technical notes on angiogenesis using human umbilical vein endothelial cells that can be found on the Lonza website.

Dr. Hughes is also Chancellor’s Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, and Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine. Dr. Hughes’ research focuses on the development and growth of blood vessels and spans multiple scales – from understanding the basic molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis, to engineering of artificial tissues. Recently his lab has been pioneering “Body-on-Chip” technology, which allows for micro-organs to be grown on a “chip”, each with its own blood vessel network. Tissues generated include liver, pancreas, lung, various tumors and brain, including a blood-brain barrier. These devices are gaining use as screening tools for new therapeutic drugs, and the technology, co-developed by two co-founders Dr. Steve George and Dr. Abe Lee, is now licensed to Aracari Biosciences. Dr. Hughes has published over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and in 2014 was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).