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Hannah Thomasy, PhD

Hannah joined The Scientist as an assistant editor in 2023. Her work has appeared in Drug Discovery News, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and Undark. She earned her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Washington where she studied traumatic brain injury and sleep. She completed the Dalla Lana Fellowship in Global Journalism in 2020. Outside of work, she enjoys running and aspires to be a participant on The Great Canadian Baking Show.

Articles by Hannah Thomasy, PhD

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“Man on Fire” Syndrome, Ion Channels, and the Quest for Safer Pain Treatments

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How Does the Gut Immune System Distinguish Between Friends and Foes?

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The Mystery of the Disappearing Labels

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Monkey Poop Reveals How Stress Boosts Survival

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Struggling to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions? Brain Activity Reveals Why

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How Does the Moon Influence Animal Behavior?

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Could Remnants of Ancient Viral Infections Affect Human Health Today?

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How Do Snakes Fly?

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How did Humans Adapt to Digest Starchy Foods?

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How Does the Placebo Effect Work?

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Gene Expression Shifts as Shrews Shrink and Regrow Their Brains

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What Drives the "Wet Dog Shakes" Reflex in Furry Animals?

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How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production

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A Neural Thermostat Sets the Intensity of Immune Responses

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Zombie Fungi Hijack Hosts’ Brains

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A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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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Sex Differences in Neurological Research

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Putting Pathogens to the Test with Wastewater Surveillance

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Generating High-Quality mRNA for In Vivo Delivery with lipid nanoparticles

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