Transitions in development – an interview with Soumyashree Das

Soumyashree Das is an Assistant Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bangalore, India. Her research focuses on endothelial cell fate decisions in collateral artery formation, using a range of mouse models, imaging approaches, and other cellular and molecular techniques. The goal of her lab is to understand how these arteries form in different tissues. We spoke to Soumyashree over Zoom to find out more about her career path, her research on vascular development and regeneration, and her experience establishing a new lab under pandemic conditions.