Young Career Focus: Dr. Maja Köhn (European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany).

An interview with Maja Köhn, group leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, is presented. When asked about her focus in current research activity, she reflects on her interest in investigating disease promoting phosphatases with the help of phosphoinositide. She believes that organic synthesis is applied in several other fields such as drug discovery and material science. She comments on the future prospective of organic and biological chemistry.