Ruth Scherz-Shouval: Together we can ask big questions

Ruth Scherz-Shouval is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomolecular Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Her lab is interested in the tumor microenvironment, how stress responses can shape the tumor microenvironment, and also how different cells within the tumor microenvironment interact. We talked about how her interest in science began at an early age, the impact of having strong female role models, and ways to encourage collaboration and create an engaging and welcoming lab environment.

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Ruth Scherz-Shouval, an Assistant Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, investigates the tumor microenvironment, its response to stress, and cell-cell interactions within it.