Articles/Posts
Sleep
The time Anna stayed up all night September 5, 2018
Measuring sleepiness: alternatives to five naps June 29, 2018
Post-anesthetic inertia in IH April 20, 2018
How much does IH overlap with ME/CFS? April 16, 2018
Journey of a marathon sleeper Dec. 1, 2017
Imaging sleep drunkenness Sept. 5, 2017
The nightly fight to breathe (Emory Medicine) Winter 2016
Gabbing about GABA: in vitro studies on flumazenil and clarithromycin Oct. 21, 2015
Momentum at 2015 Hypersomnia Foundation conference July 22, 2015
Clarithromycin study June 26, 2015
Beyond subject one: 2014 Living with Hypersomnia conference March 11. 2014
Ending the big sleep (Emory Medicine) Spring 2013
An antidote for hypersomnia November 2012 press release + video
Selected Emory Medicine/Health features
In time to help Jessie: two sisters who share NGLY1 deficiency, a rare neurologic disorder -Spring 2016
A different beast: brain tumors -Spring 2014
Boyhood interrupted: fragile X clinical trial -Spring 2012
Smelling trouble: non-motor manifestations of Parkinsons -Fall 2009
Damon Meharg and I have worked together on a few videos, in which we try to explain scientific concepts.
Fecal transplant replants microbial garden April 2017
Galectins defend against bacterial wolves in sheeps' clothing Jan 2016
Cancer metastasis video wins AAMC top prize Nov 2015
Past
From 2004 to 2007, I covered local government and environmental issues at the North County Times, which was later acquired, along with its archives, by the San Diego Union Tribune. This gives you a taste of some of the topics. (I still managed to sneak in a story on RNA interference.)
Master-planned communities becoming rarer September 18, 2007
Crews contain Julian fires July 3, 2007
Illegal immigration dominated Escondido news in 2006 Dec 31, 2006
Palomar Energy gets smog waiver, start up restrictions April 28, 2006
Development plans for Rancho Guejito Dec 27, 2005
On the prowl: Mountain lions lurk around San Diego County Dec 4, 2005
Farmers phasing out methyl bromide Sep 18, 2005
Drag racers blast Cruisin' Grand Aug 27, 2005
Chrome plating becoming more difficult May 8, 2005
My PubMed listing includes freelance science writing for Cell Press and American Chemical Society (2009-2010) as well as my PhD and postdoc papers