Sample News Stories
Scientific American Mind:
The problem with the pill
Bad smells impair learning
Painful pessimism
Nature News:
Racehorses came from European stock
Parental care linked to homosexuality
LiveScience:
Mama bird skips out on chicks for sex
Dino demise led to evolutionary explosion of huge mammals
Wired.com:
Ultrathin silk-based electronics make better brain implants
Bees release deadly odor that shortens sibling lifespans
PLoS Biology:
Bats broaden sonar field of view to maneuver around obstacles
National Geographic News:
Shape-shifting cuttlefish can mimic pictures
Technology Review:
Crafting light-sensing cells from human skin
ScienceNOW:
An introduction to monkey grammar
HHMI Bulletin:
Driving thirst
Biomedical Computation Review:
New technology reveals the genome's 3D shape (pdf)
Stanford University:
Stanford develops the next generation of retinal implants
Buckwalter enjoys deciphering the mysteries of stroke
More Clips
Feature-Length Stories
A united front against cancer (pdf)Penn Engineering
Fertile ground (pdf)Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Twisting the light fantastic (pdf)Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Q&A: The future of stem cell researchBurroughs Wellcome Fund
Mesmerized by metalsNational Institute of General Medical Sciences
Research on how blasts injure brains may improve helmetsSan Jose Mercury News
Biomaterials guide stem cell therapy (pdf)Berkeley Science Review
Q&A: Michael Emerman, paleovirologistUC Santa Cruz SciCom Interview
Can brain machine interfaces empower paralyzed patients? (pdf)Berkeley Science Review
Specialties
Biomedical/Biological ResearchSubspecialties
Neuroscience/Psychology
Biotechnology
Ecology/EvolutionEducation
Science Writing Program, UC Santa Cruz, 2010
PhD, Stanford University, 2006
Writing/Editing ExperienceScience Writing Intern: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (6/10-9/10)Santa Cruz Sentinel (1/10-3/10)Stanford News Service (9/09-12/09)Stanford School of Medicine, Public Affairs Office (1/09-3/09)Stanford School of Medicine, Office of Development (11/08-3/09)Associate Editor: PLoS Biology (11/06-11/08)
Writing/Editing Experience
Science Writing Intern:
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (6/10-9/10)
Santa Cruz Sentinel (1/10-3/10)
Stanford News Service (9/09-12/09)
Stanford School of Medicine, Public Affairs Office (1/09-3/09)
Stanford School of Medicine, Office of Development (11/08-3/09)
Associate Editor: PLoS Biology (11/06-11/08)
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