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Michelle Alozie is a scientist and football player who went from the lab to the World Cup


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The professional athlete and research technician explains why focus, collaboration and teamwork are important on and off the pitch.

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Michelle Alozie of Nigeria poses during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 portrait session.

Alozie played for Nigeria in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Credit: Chris Hyde/FIFA via Getty

Michelle Alozie has talents both on the pitch and in the laboratory, balancing her career as a professional footballer in the US National Women’s Soccer League — playing for the team Houston Dash in Texas — with her work as a cancer research technician at Texas Children’s Hospital, also in Houston.

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Nature 621, 20 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02723-1

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