Shelby Bradford, PhD

Shelby Bradford, PhD

Shelby earned her PhD in immunology and microbial pathogenesis from West Virginia University, where she studied neonatal responses to vaccination. She completed an AAAS Mass Media Fellowship at StateImpact Pennsylvania, and her writing has also appeared in Massive Science. She participated in the 2023 flagship ComSciCon and volunteered with science outreach programs and Carnegie Science Center during graduate school. Shelby joined The Scientist as an assistant editor in August 2023. 

Articles by Shelby Bradford, PhD

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A Gene Drive with a Disappearing Act Can Aid Pest Control

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Ribosomes Team Up to Translate Tricky mRNA Segments

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Inducible CAR T Cells Target Solid Tumors Better

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A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

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Unearthing Stories from the Data Ecosystem

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An Exosome Protein Sets the Stage for a Cancer Biomarker

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Phage Proteins Help Improve Drug Delivery

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A Sweeter Living Space Promoted Bacterial Survival in Flies

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Clearing the Way for Nasal Vaccines

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Targeting Mosquito Spit Could Stop Parasites in Their Tracks

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Not All Bacteria are Bad in Biofuel Production

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Splicing Fungal Genes Help Cells Change Shape

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The Regulation of the lac Operon

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Pioneering the Aging Frontier with AI Models

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The lac Operon: A Lesson in Simple Gene Regulation

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February 2025, Issue 1

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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