Aparna Nathan, PhD

Aparna Nathan, PhD

Aparna is a freelance science writer with a PhD in bioinformatics and genomics from Harvard University. She uses her multidisciplinary training to find both the cutting-edge science and the human stories in everything from genetic testing to space expeditions. She was a 2021 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Her writing has also appeared in Popular Science, PBS NOVA, and The Open Notebook.

Articles by Aparna Nathan, PhD

Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria expressing pili.

Building Bacterial Drug Factories

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 3 min read

A man holds his knee and grimaces in pain while sitting in front of a bridge.

A Nanoparticle Approach to Treat Torn Tendons

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

Top view of a red paper cutout of female reproductive internal organs with blood drops on pink background.

Reproductive Lifespan is Partially Encoded in the Genes

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

Six tubes, each with black dots representing flies, each fly encircled in blue, green, or red.

Combating Age-Related Motor Decline

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

A woman and a child sitting on a couch blowing their noses.

A Better Mucus Model

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

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Study Reveals a Cell-Eat-Cell World

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 3 min read

Artistic rendering of a tumor cell as a misshapen purple blob, surrounded by spiky pink blobs representing NK cells.

Maintaining NK Cells’ Killer Instincts

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

Cells colored in fluorescent green and blue are shown oriented in parallel with each other.

A Recipe for Hydrogel Noodles to Improve Tissue Engineering

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

Circular probes surrounding a cartoon of a human brain.

An Epigenetic Brain Scan

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

A hand pulling out bases from DNA using forceps.

MOBE: A Base Editor That Multitasks without Mix-ups

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 3 min read

Microscopy image of hepatocytes stained in pink with purple nuclei.

Liver Proteins Keep T Cells Out of Tumors

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

Fluorescent microscopy image with a black background and blue, green, and red colors marking different cells.

A Safe-Haven for Intestinal Viruses

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

Graphic depicting the microbiota consisting of various blue and red bacterial cells

Boosting Bacterial Genomes to Better Explore the Microbiome

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

Microscopy image of an ovary labeled with blue, green, and yellow fluorescent markers.

A Cellular Roadmap for Fertility

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

An illustration showing the DNA inside an immune cell. Other immune cells are shown in the background.

Keeping CAR T Cells Sharp

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 4 min read

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

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