I'm a freelance science journalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. My stories have appeared in Scientific American, Nature, NPR, Science News, Undark, Medscape and elsewhere. I cover all aspects of biomedicine, from bench science to clinical trials. I'm drawn to dogma and disruption, and how science intersects with social issues. Lately I've written about food allergies, systemic racism in STEM and surprising roles of less-studied immune cells.
Prior to freelancing I interned at the San Jose Mercury News and spent six years reporting on neurodegenerative diseases for AlzForum's professional readership. I also write for kids!
My science writing adventure began in 2003 when I traded in my lab coat for laptop and pen by way of the UC Santa Cruz science communication program. Before that, I earned a BS in biological sciences (Stanford) and a PhD in immunology (Harvard).
My Science News cover feature on cell-surface sugars that help tumors hide from the immune system won the 2018 Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism, magazine category.
Follow me on Twitter @elandhuis.
Prior to freelancing I interned at the San Jose Mercury News and spent six years reporting on neurodegenerative diseases for AlzForum's professional readership. I also write for kids!
My science writing adventure began in 2003 when I traded in my lab coat for laptop and pen by way of the UC Santa Cruz science communication program. Before that, I earned a BS in biological sciences (Stanford) and a PhD in immunology (Harvard).
My Science News cover feature on cell-surface sugars that help tumors hide from the immune system won the 2018 Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism, magazine category.
Follow me on Twitter @elandhuis.
