In addition to scientific editing, I write press releases, web content, blogposts, magazine articles, obits or researcher profiles for individuals or scientific research institutes. I write about anything "bio" but love stories about transcription/gene expression. Below are links to my work on the web. The very last one in the list, written in 2006 for Salk Institute, is included simply because I love learning how people come up with weird names for genes: it reveals how the now uber-famous protein "Nanog" got its name.
LJI investigators reveal unexpected versatility of an ancient DNA repair protein
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-researchers-reveal-unexpected-versatility-of-an-ancient-dna-repair-factor/
LJI investigators reveal that TET proteins regulate factors essential for normal antibody production
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-investigators-reveal-that-tet-proteins-regulate-factors-essential-for-normal-antibody-production/
To respond or tolerate: LJI researchers selectively block immune activation program orchestrated by the nuclear factor NFAT
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/to-respond-or-tolerate-lji-researchers-selectively-block-immune-activation-program-orchestrated-by-the-nuclear-factor-nfat/
Maternal dengue immunity protects against fetal damage in mice following Zika virus infection
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/maternal-dengue-immunity-protects-against-fetal-damage-in-mice-following-zika-virus-infection/
Obit: Kimishige Ishizaka
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/kimishige-ishizaka-distinguished-immunologist-who-guided-growth-of-nascent-lji-dies/
Genetic deletion of two protein-modifying enzymes predisposes mice to asthma
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/genetic-deletion-of-two-protein-modifying-enzymes-predisposes-mice-to-asthma/
LJI researchers are one step closer to an anti-atherosclerosis vaccine
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-researchers-are-one-step-closer-to-an-effective-anti-atherosclerosis-vaccine/
Bystander T cells steal the show from professional regulatory cells in resolving inflammation
http://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/bystander-t-cells-can-steal-the-show-from-professional-regulatory-cells-in-resolving-inflammation/
UCLA researchers report novel complementary effects of estrogen in MS
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/uoc--urr122217.php
Dengue immunity can protect against Zika virus
https://newswise.com/articles/dengue-immunity-can-protect-against-zika-virus
Allergy amplifier implicated in asthma also intensifies food allergy
https://newswise.com/articles/allergy-amplifier-implicated-in-asthma-also-intensifies-food-allergy
Study reveals reciprocal activity of brain proteins necessary for learning and memory
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/study-reveals-reciprocal-activity-of-brain-proteins-necessary-for-learning-and-memory
UCLA researchers reveal unusual chemistry of a protein with role in neurodegenerative disorders
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-researchers-reveal-unusual-chemistry-of-protein-with-role-in-neurodegenerative-disorders
The molecular underpinnings of T-cell exhaustion
http://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/the-molecular-underpinnings-of-t-cell-exhaustion/
LJI researchers gain new understanding of how neutrophils latch onto vessel walls to protect from infection and clean up injured tissue
http://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-researchers-gain-new-understanding-of-how-neutrophils-latch-onto-vessel-walls-to-protect-from-infection-and-clean-up-injured-tissue/
Spinal cord regeneration might actually be helped by glial scar tissue, contrary to conventional wisdom
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/spinal-cord-regeneration-might-actually-be-helped-by-glial-scar-tissue-contrary-to-conventional-wisdom
City of Hope scientists create technology to target "undruggable" diseases
http://www.cityofhope.org/news/city-of-hope-scientists-create-technology-to-target-diseases
New study indicates why children are likelier to develop food allergies
http://www.liai.org/pages/Charles_Surh
The promise of a more durable treatment for recurrent blood cancers
http://www.cityofhope.org/promise-of-a-more-durable-treatment-for-recurrent-blood-cancers
City of Hope researchers present study results at American Society for Hematology meeting
https://www.cityofhope.org/news/researchers-present-study-results-at-ash-meeting
A subpopulation of white blood cells guards against tumor lung metastasis
http://www.liai.org/files/201510_Hedrick_(Science)__FINAL.pdf
The Case for Curiosity: why Basic Research Matters
http://www.stowers.org/stowers-report/spring-2015/basic-research
NEJM study suggests novel drug approach to myeloproliferative neoplasms
http://breakthroughs.cityofhope.org/nejm-study-myeloproliferative-neoplasms
How an ancient vertebrate uses familiar-looking tools to build a strange head
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/sep-15-2014
More than just pretty pictures
https://www.stowers.org/stowers-report/fall-2014/pretty-pictures
Going global: Stowers team reports genome-wide analysis of genes that drive cell division in a multicellular organism
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/apr-02-2014
Could far-flung mutations in the genome activate cancer-causing genes? Ask an expert!
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/mar-20-2014
Next-gen reappraisal of interactions within a cancer-associated protein complex
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/jan-15-2014
Salk scientists identify factors that trigger ALT-ernative cancer cell growth
https://www.salk.edu/news-release/salk-scientists-identify-factors-that-trigger-alt-ernative-cancer-cell-growth/
Finding Nematostella: an ancient sea creature shines new light on how animals build an appendage
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/may-1-2013
Hit by two hammers: how deficiencies in two genes synergize to halt formation of gut nervous system
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/jan-31-2013
Who Ya Gonna Call (Cover Story of the Stowers Report, Fall 2013)
http://www.stowers.org/stowers-report/fall-2013/who-ya-gonna-call
Fragile X culprit fails to keep protein production under control
http://www.hhmi.org/news/darnell20110722.html
Control of gene expression: Mediator MED26 shifts an idling polymerase into high gear
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/pr070511
Cells on the Move (Cover Story of HHMI Bulletin, May 2012)
http://www.hhmi.org/bulletin/may2012/features/
Stowers Institute web profile
http://www.stowers.org/faculty/president-emeritus
Stowers Institute faculty profile
http://www.stowers.org/faculty/sánchez-lab
Hungering for longevity--Salk scientists identify the confluence of aging signals
http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=472
Rethinking “The Code”
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/aug-12-2013
Charting Signs on the Genomic Highway
http://www.hhmi.org/news/bernstein20110324.html
Sending out an SOS: how telomeres incriminate cells that can’t divide
http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=547
Finding a cellular Neverland: how stem cells stay childlike
http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=259
LJI investigators reveal unexpected versatility of an ancient DNA repair protein
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-researchers-reveal-unexpected-versatility-of-an-ancient-dna-repair-factor/
LJI investigators reveal that TET proteins regulate factors essential for normal antibody production
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-investigators-reveal-that-tet-proteins-regulate-factors-essential-for-normal-antibody-production/
To respond or tolerate: LJI researchers selectively block immune activation program orchestrated by the nuclear factor NFAT
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/to-respond-or-tolerate-lji-researchers-selectively-block-immune-activation-program-orchestrated-by-the-nuclear-factor-nfat/
Maternal dengue immunity protects against fetal damage in mice following Zika virus infection
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/maternal-dengue-immunity-protects-against-fetal-damage-in-mice-following-zika-virus-infection/
Obit: Kimishige Ishizaka
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/kimishige-ishizaka-distinguished-immunologist-who-guided-growth-of-nascent-lji-dies/
Genetic deletion of two protein-modifying enzymes predisposes mice to asthma
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/genetic-deletion-of-two-protein-modifying-enzymes-predisposes-mice-to-asthma/
LJI researchers are one step closer to an anti-atherosclerosis vaccine
https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-researchers-are-one-step-closer-to-an-effective-anti-atherosclerosis-vaccine/
Bystander T cells steal the show from professional regulatory cells in resolving inflammation
http://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/bystander-t-cells-can-steal-the-show-from-professional-regulatory-cells-in-resolving-inflammation/
UCLA researchers report novel complementary effects of estrogen in MS
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/uoc--urr122217.php
Dengue immunity can protect against Zika virus
https://newswise.com/articles/dengue-immunity-can-protect-against-zika-virus
Allergy amplifier implicated in asthma also intensifies food allergy
https://newswise.com/articles/allergy-amplifier-implicated-in-asthma-also-intensifies-food-allergy
Study reveals reciprocal activity of brain proteins necessary for learning and memory
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/study-reveals-reciprocal-activity-of-brain-proteins-necessary-for-learning-and-memory
UCLA researchers reveal unusual chemistry of a protein with role in neurodegenerative disorders
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-researchers-reveal-unusual-chemistry-of-protein-with-role-in-neurodegenerative-disorders
The molecular underpinnings of T-cell exhaustion
http://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/the-molecular-underpinnings-of-t-cell-exhaustion/
LJI researchers gain new understanding of how neutrophils latch onto vessel walls to protect from infection and clean up injured tissue
http://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/lji-researchers-gain-new-understanding-of-how-neutrophils-latch-onto-vessel-walls-to-protect-from-infection-and-clean-up-injured-tissue/
Spinal cord regeneration might actually be helped by glial scar tissue, contrary to conventional wisdom
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/spinal-cord-regeneration-might-actually-be-helped-by-glial-scar-tissue-contrary-to-conventional-wisdom
City of Hope scientists create technology to target "undruggable" diseases
http://www.cityofhope.org/news/city-of-hope-scientists-create-technology-to-target-diseases
New study indicates why children are likelier to develop food allergies
http://www.liai.org/pages/Charles_Surh
The promise of a more durable treatment for recurrent blood cancers
http://www.cityofhope.org/promise-of-a-more-durable-treatment-for-recurrent-blood-cancers
City of Hope researchers present study results at American Society for Hematology meeting
https://www.cityofhope.org/news/researchers-present-study-results-at-ash-meeting
A subpopulation of white blood cells guards against tumor lung metastasis
http://www.liai.org/files/201510_Hedrick_(Science)__FINAL.pdf
The Case for Curiosity: why Basic Research Matters
http://www.stowers.org/stowers-report/spring-2015/basic-research
NEJM study suggests novel drug approach to myeloproliferative neoplasms
http://breakthroughs.cityofhope.org/nejm-study-myeloproliferative-neoplasms
How an ancient vertebrate uses familiar-looking tools to build a strange head
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/sep-15-2014
More than just pretty pictures
https://www.stowers.org/stowers-report/fall-2014/pretty-pictures
Going global: Stowers team reports genome-wide analysis of genes that drive cell division in a multicellular organism
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/apr-02-2014
Could far-flung mutations in the genome activate cancer-causing genes? Ask an expert!
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/mar-20-2014
Next-gen reappraisal of interactions within a cancer-associated protein complex
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/jan-15-2014
Salk scientists identify factors that trigger ALT-ernative cancer cell growth
https://www.salk.edu/news-release/salk-scientists-identify-factors-that-trigger-alt-ernative-cancer-cell-growth/
Finding Nematostella: an ancient sea creature shines new light on how animals build an appendage
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/may-1-2013
Hit by two hammers: how deficiencies in two genes synergize to halt formation of gut nervous system
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/jan-31-2013
Who Ya Gonna Call (Cover Story of the Stowers Report, Fall 2013)
http://www.stowers.org/stowers-report/fall-2013/who-ya-gonna-call
Fragile X culprit fails to keep protein production under control
http://www.hhmi.org/news/darnell20110722.html
Control of gene expression: Mediator MED26 shifts an idling polymerase into high gear
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/pr070511
Cells on the Move (Cover Story of HHMI Bulletin, May 2012)
http://www.hhmi.org/bulletin/may2012/features/
Stowers Institute web profile
http://www.stowers.org/faculty/president-emeritus
Stowers Institute faculty profile
http://www.stowers.org/faculty/sánchez-lab
Hungering for longevity--Salk scientists identify the confluence of aging signals
http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=472
Rethinking “The Code”
http://www.stowers.org/media/news/aug-12-2013
Charting Signs on the Genomic Highway
http://www.hhmi.org/news/bernstein20110324.html
Sending out an SOS: how telomeres incriminate cells that can’t divide
http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=547
Finding a cellular Neverland: how stem cells stay childlike
http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=259