Shawna Williams

Shawna was an editor at The Scientist from 2017 through 2022. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Colorado College and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Previously, she worked as a freelance editor and writer, and in the communications offices of several academic research institutions. As news director, Shawna assigned and edited news, opinion, and in-depth feature articles for the website on all aspects of the life sciences. She is based in central Washington State, and is a member of the Northwest Science Writers Association and the National Association of Science Writers.

Articles by Shawna Williams

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FTX Collapse Imperils Philanthropic Research Funding

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Psilocybin Relieves Some Treatment-Resistant Depression Cases: Trial

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Fred Hutch Receives $710 Million Gift from the Bezos Family

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Svante Pääbo Awarded Nobel for Paleogenomics

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Sex of Researcher Influences Ketamine’s Effects in Mice: Study

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New Australian Center Will Develop Therapies for Future Pandemics

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No More Paywalls on Federally Funded Research: White House

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Biden Names National Monkeypox Response Coordinator

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Reorganization Would Shift Responsibility for US Pandemic Response

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The Dino That Looked T. Rex-y Long Before T. Rex 

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How Mange Remade an Ecosystem

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Damage to Brain Network Curbs Urge to Smoke

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Spilling the Tea: Insect DNA Shows Up in World’s Top Beverage

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Patient Implanted with Live, 3D-Printed Tissue in Medical First

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Fifteen-Year Project Quantifies Threat to Reptiles

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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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