Amanda M
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadamixed media artist, writer and science communicator (medical, veterinary, protein science and laboratory experience) web content, digital/social media, and print. An experienced writer and content creator with publications for Thermo Fisher Scientific's Accelerating Science, N...
Writing samples by Amanda M ...
How do I know it’s OK? Swimming through the science communications minefield
How do I know it's OK? This often goes through my mind when I'm writing about science. The mere fact that I'm a scientist doesn't give me authority to write about science: my own research field was...
Phthalimide Conjugation: The “Black Spot” for Targeted Protein Destruction
"And now, shipmates, this black spot? 'Tain't much good now, is it?" ― Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Imagine being able to specifically target a cancer protein for immediate destruction, ...
Resolutions for writers, and why
Apart from sticking to deadlines for timely submission, what other useful habits could/should writers adopt to help workflow? Here are some habits that could help keep the words coming, and why the...
Amanda M writes about...
- Culture
- Belief
- Science
- Research
- Clickbait
- Expert
- Science communication
- Social media
- Communication
- Human activities
- Truth
- Cognitive science
- Justification
- Public sphere
- Psychological concepts
- Inquiry
- News
- Open access
- Paywall
- Health
- Proteasome
- Myc
- Proteomics
- Apoptosis
- Brd4
- Ubiquitin
- Protein
- Cellular processes
- Macromolecules
- Nutrients
- Genetics
- Structural biology
- Proteins
- Molecular biology
- Life sciences
- Biology
- Biomolecules
- Biotechnology
- Cell biology
- Biochemistry
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Pim1
- Oncogene
- Chemotherapy
- Cancer
- Gene expression