As a scientific story-teller, I aim to combine an organisation’s strategic priorities with the accuracy and enthusiasm that each scientific expert has for their work. Below is a selection of my published stories, features, research highlights, and press releases.
Human health
Unravelling the lymphatic system: From patients to the lab and back
How can drugs and exercise affect the little-known lymphatic system in patients born with heart problems? Vibeke Hjortdal is keen to find out. | Novo Nordisk Foundation
(Image: Sesilja Aranko)
NTNU Norwegian Centre for Headache Research 2022
Highlighting the latest NTNU NorHEAD studies to help combat episodic migraine (page 12-14). | NTNU Norwegian Centre for Headache Research
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Combining antibiotics changes their effectiveness
The effectiveness of antibiotics can be altered by combining them with each other, non-antibiotic drugs or even with food additives. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
(Image: Aleksandra Krolik/EMBL)
Stem cell therapy brings new life to musculoskeletal regeneration
Case studies show how stem cell therapy can power musculoskeletal regeneration, from cartilage and soft-tissue repair to the regrowth of heavily damaged bone, in less than a year. | Research Outreach
(Image: Saw, et al, Malays Orthop J. 2022,)
Artificial neural networks to understand the human brain
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed an AI model that predicts the risk of dementia using standard blood-test data and patient age. | Research Features
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Translating blue-sky research into the clinic
Development of cryo-electron microscopy technology from the 1980s and fundamental research from the 1990’s is still informing the development of tick-borne encephalitis virus vaccine today. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
(Image: Ilaria Ferlenghi)
A tailor-made antiviral therapy for SARS-CoV-2
A novel antiviral therapy reduced the amount of SARS-CoV-2 virus in patient cell samples by 98%, found Selecta Biotech. | Research Features
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DIY Biology kits: what’s really growing inside?
When CRISPR-Cas biology kits were unexpectedly confiscated by the German government from DIY biologists, EMBL’s Genomics Core Facility stepped in to understand why, and if there was any danger. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
(Image: Marietta Schupp/EMBL)
Planetary health
Investigating sustainable silk and collagen with bacterial help
Early career researcher Sesilja Aranko will produce and investigate silk made by bacteria – from the molecular structure to the bioengineered properties. | Novo Nordisk Foundation
(Image: Sesilja Aranko)
Pandas and soybeans: Solving ecological mysteries in new ways
Professor Jianguo ‘Jack’ Liu, a sustainability scientist at Michigan State University, couples ecology with economics to explain biodiversity loss in Brazil and a U-turn in the decline of natural panda habitats. | The List Magazine/Hyfer Festival
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See it! Touch it! Smell it! And… Eat it?
Discover sea squirt hotels and how they clean Norway’s seas with Pia Ve Dahlen, marine biologist and science communicator, speaking at Trondheim’s Researchers’ Night 2022. | The List Magazine/Hyfer Festival
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The rediscovery of Epigonichthys – a small marine animal that burrows in the sand under the sea – has the potential to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding human origins and evolution. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
(Image: Silvia Rohr)
EMBL researchers discover that four organs in a marine worm’s head can sense different chemicals. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
(Image: Thomas Chartier and Wiebke Dürichen/EMBL)
Technology and innovation
Meet Trondheim’s SNAKE ROBOTS!
From wind farms to shipwrecks, discover how Trondheim ocean tech is uncovering the mysteries of the sea. | The List Magazine / Trondheim Tech Port
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Self-sailing ships on the horizon
Innovation clusters are sparking the development of unmanned, autonomous cargo ships and wind turbine-climbing robots to improve sustainability and save lives at sea. | The List Magazine / Hyfer Festival
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In the flesh: translating 2D scans into 3D prints
3D printing of anatomical models is providing solutions to real-world problems. To do this, it brings together people with very different backgrounds, including patients, doctors and computer scientists. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
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Miniature testing of drug pairs on tumour biopsies
Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested on tumour cells using a novel device. The research marks the latest advancement in the field of personalised medicine. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
(Image: Ramesh Utharala/EMBL)
Annual reports
I led a matrix team to produce and write the first Annual Report overseen by the new EMBL Director General. The document sensitively reports on the leadership transition and introduces the new corporate identity. | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
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Video scripts
Understanding Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1b (GSD1b) and its Impact
Sophie’s Hope Foundation and CureGSD1b are dedicated to helping find a much-needed cure for the rare disease Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1b. | SciAni
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