GeneralNeutralMIT Technology Review · 4h ago5/10
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Job titles of the future: Nature’s drug designer
Tim Cernak, a chemist who spent nearly two decades developing precision cancer and disease therapies at Merck, is transitioning his expertise toward applying pharmaceutical chemistry principles to nature-inspired drug design. This shift reflects a broader professional trend where traditional pharma scientists are redirecting their skills toward sustainable, nature-based solutions in medicine.