Ryan Cross Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

Ryan is an award-winning science journalist based in Boston. He covers the biotech industry, drug discovery, gene editing, and related fields for C&EN, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. He is particularly interested in bioethics, genetic engineering, gene therapy, neuropharmacology, RNA, new therapeutic modalities and emerging.

Greater Boston Area

In his first two years as a staff reporter for C&EN, Ryan wrote six cover stories, including three that were part of the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for young science journalists that he won in 2019. Another story Ryan wrote was a finalist for "Best Profile" in the 2019 Jesse H. Neal Awards for business journalism. And in June 2019, Association Media &.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researching, reporting, and writing online news for Science Magazine.Read, watch, and listen to my stories at: http://www.sciencemag.org/author/ryan-cross

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Aided incoming students and families during the summer visit to Purdue University, through assistance in navigation, Q&A, and presentations on clarifying housing and meal options.

West Lafayette, IN

• Instruct students in Biology 301 & 302 Lab with 15-30 minute lab lectures and answer student questions
• Grade lab quizzes and reports, provide feedback and suggestions for improvement, and review for quizzes and exams
• Troubleshooting and assistance during labs with EEG and ECG recordings, as well as brain, heart, and fetal pig dissections
• Coordinate class lab data with experiments in diffusion, osmosis, and evaluation of renal and respiratory function
• Administer quizzes in lecture and take notes in order to assist students with help sessions for both lab and lecture material

Lilly Hall Of Life Sciences

• Honors Senior Thesis – Studying lateralization of retinal ganglion cells using microscope and cell imaging software
• Analyze avian retinal tissue to determine the physiological configurations of birds' retinas in open vs. closed habitats

• Biology 442: Five-Week Lab Module on Protein Expression
• Assist students with Bradford protein assays, affinity purification, elution of fusion-proteins, SDS-PAGE gels, and Western blotting
• Foster critical thinking skills by guiding students to reach their own conclusions about the identification of their unknown proteins
• Maintain constant supply of lab reagents, create buffers/solutions for experiments, and grade student protocols

West Lafayette, IN

• Produced hand-crafted beverages and crepes in a lively work environment
• Ensured the utmost level of customer satisfaction via pleasant and efficient service of fine goods and cleanliness of the coffee house atmosphere

West Lafayette, IN

• Conducted research and interviewed subjects to investigate correlations between sleep and memory
• Improved and assembled indexes for psychological publications on mathematical models for memory

Indianapolis, IN

• Crew Leader (July-August 2011); Exhibit Hall Worker (July-August 2008-2010)
• Facilitated in the planning, preparing, and organizing of pre-fair procedures and creating worker schedules
• Wrote scripts, hosted shows, and interviewed prominent Indiana officials for the W4-HN TV Studio
• Interacted with the public, answered questions, and maintained orderliness during the fair
• Managed “Soybean Science” Interactive Lab Station, explained the importance of Indiana agriculture to youth, and taught youth about DNA with interactive models

Noblesville, IN

• Planned and executed events and activities such as “4-H Science Sensation Summer Day Camp”
• Collaborated with volunteers to ensure timely opening and closing of building and enlisting of building hosts
• Led campers and counselors in several teamwork and leadership activities in four different camps
• Resolved conflicts between 4-H and county contest participants and county and state guidelines
• Organized and ran the local Hamilton County Talent Contest

Master'S Degree, Science And Medical Journalism

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant for COM JO 403: Magazine Journalism Research Assistant for Science Journalism Program.

Graduate Coursework And Research, Medicinal Chemistry And Molecular Pharmacolgy

Activities and Societies: • Charles C. Chappelle Graduate Fellowship • National Alpha Lambda Delta Graduate Fellowship • National Mortar.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Concentrations In (1) Neurobiology & Physiology; (2) Genetics, 3.66

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta Phi Eta Sigma National Freshmen Honor Societies, Biology Club, Cru, Purdue Science Student.