About the Author

My love of writing developed out of my background as a research scientist. I started my academic journey at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as taking wide-ranging courses in the humanities and history. My writing was focused primarily on peer-reviewed scientific papers, linked below. I also gained experience writing about Holocaust history and the history of medicine. Additionally, I worked as a tutor at the Clark University Writing Center, coaching both undergraduate and graduate students in all facets of their writing. After graduating from Clark with a BA and MS, I moved to the University of Pittsburgh to study Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology in 2017. Rather than complete a PhD, I decided to leave academia in 2020 and have since worked in the biotechnology industry. Outside of work, I became heavily involved with political activism, particularly within the Black Lives Matter movement and labor movements. My experience as an activist has informed how I think about science in society and the way in which I frame my writing.

Publications:

• Assembly of Human C-terminal Binding Protein (CtBP) into Tetramers

• Serendipitous Synthesis of a Cu(OAc)2 Ccomplex via CuCl2 Catalyzed Oxidation of 2-Butanone: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Magnetic Behavior of (5-NAP)2(CH3COO)4Cu2·nH2O (n = 0 AND 2) (5-NAP=2-Amino-5-Nitropyradine)