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

3D illustration of a gold lipid nanoparticle with pink nucleic acid inside of it. Purple and teal spikes stick out from the lipid bilayer representing polyethylene glycol.

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

Two people sit across from each other at a desk looking at a computer monitor with a simple data figure. The farther person thinks about multiple more complicated data sets.

Unearthing Stories from the Data Ecosystem

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 6 min read

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An Exosome Protein Sets the Stage for a Cancer Biomarker

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Phage Proteins Help Improve Drug Delivery

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 1 min read

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A Sweeter Living Space Promoted Bacterial Survival in Flies

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Clearing the Way for Nasal Vaccines

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 9 min read

Illustration of a mosquito ingesting blood with bright green circles representing parasites entering its abdomen with the blood. A depiction of a white blood clot with red blood cells makes up the background.

Targeting Mosquito Spit Could Stop Parasites in Their Tracks

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

Photograph of fermenters in a biorefinery in Brazil that produce bioethanol.

Not All Bacteria are Bad in Biofuel Production

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

Illustration of a blue piece of DNA with a red segment in its middle on a purple background. Blue and red segments that have been cut out surround the larger strand.

Splicing Fungal Genes Help Cells Change Shape

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

The Regulation of the lac Operon

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

Pioneering the Aging Frontier with AI Models

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 9 min read

3D illustration of RNA polymerase (blue, middle) transcribing a segment of DNA (purple) into an RNA chain (red, extending to top).

The lac Operon: A Lesson in Simple Gene Regulation

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 10+ min read

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