Natalie studied neuroscience at the University of Bristol, and subsequently held a research assistant position at Imperial College London working on a project investigating the role of gut hormones in addiction. She then completed her PhD at Imperial College London, investigating the role of kisspeptin as a potential pharmacological intervention for distressing low sexual desire. She is currently a research scientist at Invicro, specialising in functional MRI applications in psychopharmacology. Her current research is focussed on sex hormones, cannabis, and psychedelics; with experience in both task-based and resting-state fMRI analysis.