Danielle Gerhard, PhD

Senior Editor at Labx Media Group

Danielle is a Senior Editor at The Scientist. She earned her PhD in psychology and behavioral neuroscience from Yale University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research explored the cellular and molecular mechanisms of stress and depression across development. She has served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, contributed stories to BioTechniques News and Drug Discovery News, and engaged in various science outreach initiatives across Connecticut and NYC.

Articles by Danielle Gerhard, PhD

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2024 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 10 min read

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Magnifying Curiosity with a Pocket Microscope

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 5 min read

Infographic showing the selective strengthening of synapses that received stimulation.

Infographic: Synaptic Plasticity in the Sea Slug

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 1 min read

Infographic: Beyond the Nucleus: mRNA Localization in Neurons

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 1 min read

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Infographic: Drivers of the Expansion of Volume Electron Microscopy

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 3 min read

This image depicts the fruit fly nerve cord connectome. It highlights 930 neurons, a subset of the full set of reconstructed neurons.

The Expansion of Volume Electron Microscopy

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 6 min read

Erkin Kuru (left) and Helena de Puig (right).

Lighting Up Diagnostics

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 7 min read

A rendering of a human brain in blue on a dark background with blue and white lines surrounding the brain to represent the construction of new connections in the brain.

Defying Dogma: Decentralized Translation in Neurons

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 10+ min read

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From Mentee to Mentor: Teaching Undergraduates in the Lab

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 2 min read

Illustration showing how this new novel nanotechnology simultaneously ‘fishes’ for multiple viruses or viral variants using different DNA nanobait that are designed to target specific viral sequences.

Fishing for Viruses With DNA Nanobait

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 2 min read

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The Oligo Was a No Go

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 2 min read

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Cancer Cells Need Fatty Acids to Survive in the Brain

Danielle Gerhard, PhDandDrug Discovery News | | 3 min read

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