Prof Dr Serena Nik-Zainal, Scientist
This Cambridge-based scientist received the Dr Josef Steiner Cancer Prize 2019 (widely considered the Nobel Prize for cancer research) for her medical discovery in cancer genomics and described her work as, “A new discovery every day. Sometimes about science, sometimes about people, sometimes about myself."
In a recent interview with Tatler Malaysia, Serena explained: “The human genome changes a lot. The mutations that we see can tell us something about why a tumour develops. Our research approach gives us the complete picture. It’s like having a very clear map of a cancer to streamline directions to more effective treatments.”
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