Shelby Bradford, PhD

Shelby Bradford, PhD

Assistant editor at The Scientist

Shelby is an Associate 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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Should Research Faculty Have Teaching Experience?

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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The First Two Cells in a Human Embryo Contribute Unequally to Fetal Development

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Viruses Keep Mice from Stressing Out

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

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Behind the Scenes of the Publication Process

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Stop the Variant, Save the Channel

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Biological Sex Influences Brain Protein Expression

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Starting Up a New Endeavor

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Clostridia to the Rescue

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

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Viral Immune Responses Suppress a Gestational Hormone

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

Infographic: Vaccinating Against Tumors

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 1 min read

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Cancer Vaccination as a Promising New Treatment Against Tumors

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 10 min read

Stay Salty: Maternal Diet Affects an Offspring’s Neuronal Taste Circuit

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

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The Scientist Digest cover September 2026

September 2026

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