Selected clips

Journalism

2026

For more researchers, securing NIH funding becomes a ‘pipe dream’ c&en

Antibiotics can treat appendicitis for many patients, no surgery needed Science News

Cancer might evade immune defences by stealing mitochondria Nature

Uncertainty looms large for U.S. science funding in 2026 c&en

2025

Pancreatic cancer is evasive. Is the nervous system the reason why?Nature Outlook

‘A huge rupture in everything’: US science faced major upheaval in 2025c&en

For chemists in academia, federal shutdown compounds stressc&en

Synthetic peptide calms overactive electrical channels in cellsThe Scientist

Trump team’s science cuts threaten tenure hopes for early-career academicsNature

Null and Noteworthy, relaunched: Probing a schizophrenia biomarkerThe Transmitter

Glioblastoma astrocytes are stuck in immaturityDrug Discovery News

2024

How to find baby sharksNautilus

Antibiotics may help people avoid surgery for appendicitisThe Washington Post

New connectomes fly beyond the brainThe Transmitter

‘SNAP’ dance of astrocytes and neurons falls out of step with age, diseaseThe Transmitter

2023

Christine Wu Nordahl, doing whatever it takes to get good dataThe Transmitter

These cells spark electricity in the brain. They’re not neurons.Quanta Magazine

A questionable study linked epidurals to autism. Then what?Spectrum

This story won third place in the trade publication category in the 2023 AHCJ Awards for Excellence.

Researchers, advocates rush to aid autistic UkrainiansSpectrum

Antihistamine aids myelination in Pitt Hopkins miceSpectrum

2021

Meet the ‘mitomaniacs’ who say mitochondria matter in autism Spectrum

This story won the 2022 Azbee national silver award in the web feature category.

How an understudied trait has skewed autism research for decadesSpectrum

This story won the 2022 Azbee regional bronze award in the enterprise news story category.

The push to screen newborns for rare autism-linked genetic conditions Spectrum

Older work

How a reporter captured the moment a fifth grader found out she was HIV positiveColumbia Journalism Review

Oliver Sacks’ editor on handling the doctor’s final wordsColumbia Journalism Review

Federal budget limits affect scientific conferences The New York Times

No black holes? Here's what Stephen Hawking actually saidPopular Mechanics