Lilian Vaughn Morgan

Who was Lilian Vaughn Morgan?

Lilian Vaughan Morgan was an American experimental biologist who made seminal contributions to the genetics of Drosophila melanogaster. Morgan began her research in anatomy and development, and moved to Drosophila genetics after marrying Thomas Hunt Morgan and a long career break raising their children. While always being committed to her family, she published 16 single author papers in her lifetime, and made major contributions to the basic toolkit that makes Drosophila melanogaster one of the most powerful model systems in biology. In addition to her research career, she was involved in science education and was one of the founders of the Children's School of Science in Woods Hole, MA.