The signals underlying the spatial: key techniques evolving cancer research

Shiva Malek (left) is the Global Head of Oncology Disease Area at Novartis BioMedical Research (MA, USA), where she leads oncology drug discovery, from target discovery and validation, to lead optimization and translational research. She was awarded the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR; headquartered in PA, USA) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research at this year’s annual meeting held in Chicago (IL, USA; 25–30 April) for her contributions to the chemical biology of kinase signaling and their implications for cancer therapy.  We spoke to Shiva at AACR to learn more about her award, the techniques she...