Natalie was a PhD candidate under the supervision of Prof. Elizabeth New, Prof. Kate Jolliffe and Dr Amandeep Kaur. Her research was focused on developing small fluorescent molecules as tools for studying biological systems, including probes for staining hypoxia in tumour cells, and fluorescent sensors for arrays to differentiate amyloids. In 2021 she undertook an internship at CordenPharma in Frankfurt, Germany, where she was involved in the process development of peptide-and PMO-based APIs.