Born: 2 March 1945, United Kingdom
Died: NA
Country most active: United Kingdom
Also known as: NA
The following bio was written by Emma Rosen, author of On This Day She Made History: 366 Days With Women Who Shaped the World and This Day In Human Ingenuity & Discovery: 366 Days of Scientific Milestones with Women in the Spotlight, and has been republished with permission.
Margaret Buckingham is a distinguished British developmental biologist. Renowned for her work in myogenesis and cardiogenesis, Buckingham’s research focuses on how undifferentiated cells acquire tissue specificity during embryogenesis. Her significant contributions include studies on the formation of skeletal muscle and the heart, utilizing mouse molecular genetics to unravel the complexities of cell behavior and gene regulation in cell fate determination.