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Matthew Sample is a leading voice at the intersection of neuroethics, synthetic biology, and responsible research and innovation. His work critically examines the ethical and societal dimensions of emerging biotechnologies, from neural devices to engineered living systems. In his highly cited 2015 paper, "Engineering the Brain" (75 citations), Sample explores the profound ethical challenges posed by deep brain stimulators and brain-computer interfaces, helping to define a nascent field of inquiry. He has since expanded this lens to multi-cellular engineered living systems (M-CELS), co-authoring a 2019 call to action (28 citations) for building a community around responsible emergence in biological robotics and organoids. Demonstrating remarkable interdisciplinary range, Sample also contributes to the technical side of bioengineering, as seen in his 2023 work on multivalent protein-DNA nanostructures for tunable molecular binding. His scholarship consistently bridges the lab and the broader society, making him a key figure in ensuring that cutting-edge research develops with foresight and ethical rigor.