scientist + science writer
I am a PhD student at the Institute for Protein Design in Seattle where I work on computational enzyme design. I'm also a science communication fellow at the Pacific Science Center and a columnist for SynBioBeta. My writing for The Conversation has appeared in more than 30 online outlets:
Enzymes versus nerve agents: Designing antidotes for chemical weapons
Scientific American  //  The Observer  //  AP  //  Inverse
Biologics: the pricey drugs transforming medicine
Scientific American  //  U.S. News & World Report  //  Inverse
Designing antiviral proteins via computer could help halt the next pandemic
Scientific American  //  Live Science  //  Singularity Hub  //  The Observer
CRISPR controversy raises questions about gene-editing technique
Fast Company  //  Salon  //  RealClearScience  //  Inverse
How Robot Math and Smartphones Led Researchers to a Drug Discovery Breakthrough
Scientific American  //  Salon  //  Business Standard  //  CNBC
Synthetic sex in yeast promises safer medicines for people​
Salon  //  Futurism  //  San Francisco Chronicle  //  SynBioBeta
Beyond just promise, CRISPR is delivering in the lab today
GE Reports  //  Futurism  //  Sci Fi Generation
Designer proteins that package genetic material could help deliver gene therapy
San Francisco Chronicle // Sci Fi Generation ​// SynBioBeta
A synthetic biologists' take on Frankenstein, 200 years on
San Francisco Chronicle // Chicago Tribune // LA Times

🎧  Interviews:

Scientists work to find antidote to chemical weapons
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio National
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Anti-virus: could computers kill real life viruses?
Radio New Zealand, This Way Up
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Gene editing: too much hype?
Radio New Zealand, This Way Up
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CRISPR, Gene Editing, and Computing on DNA
Financial Sense Newshour Podcast
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Computational Biology Moving Faster Than Moore’s Law
Financial Sense Newshour Podcast