After receiving her PhD in phytochemistry in 1999 at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, she served as a research assistant professor and completed her postdoctoral research in the department of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Cuendet's research involves the study of natural and semi-synthetic compounds, particularly those with anti-cancer properties. In addition to her professional memberships in the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Products Research, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the Association for Women in Science, Dr. Cuendet currently serves as the associate editor of Pharmaceutical Biology and as an editorial board member of Natural Products Against Cancer.