Nina Truter

Nina Truter is a translational scientist with a deep focus on understanding mechanisms of action in drug development and leveraging disparate datasets in biotech. Based in South Africa, she has worked extensively with international biotech companies, specialising in therapeutic development for aging-related diseases and complex conditions such as glioblastoma and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD).

Her recent work includes consulting for UK-based biotech firms and leading initiatives in HitchhikersAI.org to advance the translation of AI and data science into practical biotech solutions such as identifying combination therapy opportunities and enhancing patient selection. In her work, she uses a systems approach to integrate insights from diverse datasets across in vitro, in vivo, and human models, to answer critical scientific questions, and translate biological mechanisms into models that are used by advanced analytical methods such as Pearlian causal inference.