After eight years as a biologist, I dropped out of a Ph.D. program at U.C. Berkeley to pursue a career in writing. Since then, I’ve published articles about scientific research and ethics in outlets such as Scientific American and Discover Magazine. I was also the founding editor-in-chief of GeneBites, a website for articles written by graduate students for the general public.

I currently work as a science writer at NHGRI and am based in Oakland, California.