The molecule developed by her and Kode Biotech coats cancer cells, making them targets for antibodies that all humans already have. "There will be no need for chemotherapy, no surgery, it is hugely disruptive technology and it could change a lot of lives." Dr Oliver is proud of the work she has done as a scientist, it was never her intention for her work to sit idle in a library. Dr Oliver kept her thesis certificate framed above the washing machine in the laundry, as a reminder of the path she chose. "We were a generation of women who weren’t expected to have careers and weren’t necessarily expected to keep working.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 30, 2025 16:02 UTC