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Chemical matchmaker in search of societal impact

German-English scientist Natalie Scholes (32) starts research group at the NKI as of January 2026.  She aims to open up new avenues for treating cancer by interfering with our cells’ internal society. Navigating their insides as a molecular matchmaker, team builder and mediator at the same time, she looks beyond the mechanism of many current cancer drugs, which work via protein inhibition.

 

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