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Nele Haelterman, PhD

Nele earned her PhD in developmental biology from Baylor College of Medicine. During her graduate and postgraduate training, she developed gene editing technologies for characterizing human disease genes in flies and mice. Nele loves combining science communication and advocacy. She runs a blog for early career scientists and promotes open, reproducible science. In July 2021, Nele joined The Scientist’s Creative Services Team as an assistant science editor.

Articles by Nele Haelterman, PhD

Engineered T cells attacking a cancer cell

Helping Engineered T Cells Find Their Way to Tumors

A reprogrammed astrocyte that can regenerate functional neurons.

Reprogramming Astrocytes: Unlocking DLX2’s Potential to Mend the Brain

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Breast Cancer Cells Retrain T Cells to Invade Specific Tissues

A Brief History of Stem Cells

Scientific Breakthroughs with Stem Cells

Ancient Mummies’ Lousy View of the Past

Ancient Mummies’ Lousy View of the Past

Uncovering Leprosy’s Genetic Recipe for Success

Uncovering Leprosy’s Genetic Recipe for Success

Motor neurons, undergoing degeneration in ALS

Mutant T Cells That Drive Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Progression May React To a Brain Antigen

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Reconstructing How the Spine Takes its Shape

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The Scientist Speaks - Rising From the Dead: How Antibiotic Resistance Genes Travel Between Current and Past Bacteria

spatial CRISPR screen for cancer

A Brave New World for Spatial Genomics in Cancer Research

Don Ingber engineered cystic fibrosis airway chips that recapitulate patient symptoms.

A New Model of Lung Disease Paves the Way for Personalized Treatments

Don Ingber discusses how organ-on-a-chip technology helps identify, study, and combat viral variants that could cause the next pandemic.

The Scientist Speaks - Preventing the Next Pandemic With Organ Chips

3D virus cells attacking a DNA strand

HIV DNA Circularizes to Bypass CRISPR-Based Treatments

Melissa Vos discusses how lipids’ good intentions become harmful in Parkinson’s Disease

The Scientist Speaks - Lipids Predict a Slippery Path Towards Parkinson’s Disease

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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

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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