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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Worked with CEO to define organizational core messaging including mission and vision statements as well as theory of change. Served as principal writer for communication tools including: annual reports, press releases, slide decks for fundraising events, patient and physician education materials, white papers, op-eds, and one-pagers describing research.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

I communicate OpenBiome's mission (expanding patient access to fecal microbiota transplantation and catalyzing research into the microbiome) to diverse audiences including patients, doctors, scientists, and the general public. This includes drafting text for press releases, annual reports, academic publications, and patient education materials. I also help.

Greater Boston Area

I worked as a general assignment reporter for STAT news, a sister company of the Boston Globe that covers life science and health news. By reading primary literature and interviewing subject matter experts, I published breaking news stories as well as profiles of scientists. Some of my favorite articles described scientists trying to understand how.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

My research described how cells communicate with each other as the embryo grows. In particular, I focused on the nascent face of frog embryos, which is especially complicated since it contains multiple tissue types and sensory organs. With the help of my lab mates, I've shown that the very tip of the face, what we call the Extreme Anterior Domain (EAD), is.

Bethesda, Maryland

My research investigated the effect of the homeobox gene Islet1 in the formation of the ventral medial hypothalamus responsible for metabolism and feeding behavior. Mice lacking Islet1 display defects in brain patterning revealed through immunohistochemistry and are obese.