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    Erica Westly

    My education and work background is in science, neuroscience to be exact. My entree into journalism began last fall when I started New York University's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program.

    As a SHERP student, I have had the opportunity to write about everything from cancer cell biology to global warming. SHERP also has a student-run webzine, scienceline.org. I am a managing editor for scienceline as well as a contributor, so I've been able to learn about science writing from both perspectives.

    Recent scienceline.org stories include, "No Rest for the Young and Weary," a profile of a New York psychologist who works with children who are terminally ill and "Live Together, Die Alone," which describes a model for cooperation among cancer cells.

    Education:
    July, 2003-May, 2006-- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
    Department of Neuroscience
    Completed three years of the PhD program before
    leaving with a MS in neuroscience
    April, 2002-May, 2003-- Intern in the Intramural Research Training Award
    program, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National
    Institute of Alcohol Addiction and Alcoholism, a
    branch of the National Institute of Health
    Jan, 1996-May, 1999-- Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT
    Graduated with high honors with a BS in biochemistry
    Undergraduate thesis topic: mechanism of
    antidepressants
    Memberships/Affiliations:
    October, 2006-present-- National Association of Science Writers