An interview with Muzlifah Haniffa

Professor Muzlifah 'Muzz' Haniffa is a Wellcome Senior Research Fellow, Head of Cellular Genetics Programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK; Professor of Dermatology and Immunology at Newcastle University, UK; and a Developmental Biological Network Co-Coordinator for the Human Cell Atlas. Muzz's research spans the fields of immunology, dermatology, developmental biology and genomics. We spoke to Muzz on Teams, following her receipt of the 2025 Tickle Medal from the British Society for Developmental Biology, to learn more about her career and her motivations.