Dr. May Morris | Cancer Cell Biology | Women Researcher Award

IBMM / CNRS | France

Dr. May C. Morris is a CNRS Research Director (DR2) leading the “Biosensors and Inhibitors Group” within the Cellular Pharmacology Team at IBMM, University of Montpellier. Her research focuses on cell cycle biology, cancer, kinases and phosphatases, and peptide/protein biochemistry. She specializes in biophysical studies of protein interactions, fluorescent biosensor engineering, cell-penetrating peptide technologies, intracellular targeting, and high-throughput screening of small molecules. Dr. Morris has extensive experience in designing peptide and allosteric kinase inhibitors, as well as advanced cell culture and fluorescence imaging. Her career includes leadership roles at CNRS and postdoctoral research at the Scripps Research Institute.

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