Shelby Bradford, PhD

Shelby Bradford, PhD

Assistant editor at The Scientist

Shelby is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist. She 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. Shelby participated in the 2023 flagship ComSciCon and volunteered with science outreach programs and Carnegie Science Center during graduate school.

Articles by Shelby Bradford, PhD

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What Does a Career in Science Policy Entail?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

3D cartoon of a blue and green prokaryote on a teal background. Part of the cell is cutaway to reveal its circular chromosome.

A Hunt for Clues to the Origins of the Eukaryotic Immune System

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Playing Games to Learn Cell Biology

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Why Does Thanksgiving Dinner Make Some People Sleepy?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

A pink and yellow protein held together by a gray circle pull a piece of blue DNA into a loop.

Combining Bacterial Systems Offers a New Approach to Gene Regulation

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

Nathalie Fuentes, a senior scientist at AstraZeneca, is shown completing two of her roles: on the left, she prepares regulatory paperwork for a new drug, while on the right, she documents information from stability testing a new drug.

The Secrets of Securing a Senior Scientist Role in an Industry

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

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Spotlighting the Science in Sci-Fi

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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A Fungal Messenger Impairs Immune Cell Function

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

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Live Imaging Intracellular Parasites Reveals Changes to Host Metabolism

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Sleep Disruptions and Impaired Muscle Control in Ataxia May Share a Culprit

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Speaking Science on a Stopwatch

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

3D illustration of an antibody bound to a metallic nanoparticle.

A New Approach Improves Signal Detection in Mass Cytometry

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

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