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«I had to decide whether I wanted to be a mum or a scientist»

Marianna Kruithof-de Julio focuses on translational cancer research, taking discoveries from the bench to the bedside. In the video, she talks about the choice she had to make as a woman between motherhood and research.

2025/04/17

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Marianna Kruithof-de Julio

is Head of Research at the Department of Urology, Inselspital Bern and Head of the Translational Organoid Models Core at the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) at the University of Bern. Her research group is involved in translational cancer research and innovative approaches in the field of personalised medicine.

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