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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 |
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