Our Bloggers
LifeOmic’s bloggers are experts in their field who bring evidence-based health and science news and info to LIFE Apps users and readers. They cover the topics they are passionate about, with editorial freedom.
Sara Wilbur
Sara is from Fairbanks, Alaska. Much of her childhood was spent on rivers, on skis and with a violin in her hands. She is now a third-year master’s student in biological sciences with a focus on hibernation physiology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. When not playing with arctic ground squirrel DNA, Sara spends her time running with her dog, performing with the Fairbanks music community, and reading. Sara’s LIFE Apps blog, Minutiae, delves into cellular biology, telomere science, metabolism and other molecular processes she finds interesting and that impact human health.
Signe Elisabeth Åsberg
Lisa Nivison-Smith
Lisa is a scientist studying eye disease, a wife and mother of two beautiful humans and a lover of cake. Lisa is currently a senior research associate at the University of New South Wales, where she investigates the anatomical and functional characteristics of the retina. Her LIFE Apps blog Little Science Mama explores eye health and disease.
Glen Pyle
Wes Wilson
Wes is a cancer researcher and a science communicator looking to develop new treatments and to help people navigate this set of diseases. He lives in Canada, and has been in the field of cancer research since 2010. He has worked across three continents over the past decade and has seen how various medical systems approach cancer treatment and where shortfalls exist along the patient pathway. Wes’ Life Apps blog, Tumour Talk, demystifies the mess of information that exists on cancer.
Raeesa Gupte
Raeesa is a scientist by training, a writer by choice and a fan of brains! She is a neuroscientist and a postdoctoral researcher with a PhD in Pharmacology. She has expertise in preclinical models of brain injury, including stroke and traumatic brain injury. Currently, her research is focused on understanding how nutraceuticals and supplements like taurine and CoQ10 can protect neurons from damage and help recovery from brain injury. Raeesa’s LIFE Apps blog, Nattering Neuron, is for her an effort to step back from the lab bench and answer the single most important question about scientific discoveries: Why should anyone care? Through her blog posts, she explores brain health, brain aging, neurological disorders and the latest discoveries in neuroscience.
Zach Lawton
Zach is an analytical chemist and applications scientist at PerkinElmer, as well as an aspiring science communicator. He received his Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry from Illinois State University. His research focuses on empowering people with better scientific tools and knowledge to protect themselves from dangerous chemicals and improve their quality of life. Zach’s LIFE Apps blog, Equilibrium, applies a molecular perspective to the newest health and science discoveries in a quest to achieve a healthy balance between physical, mental and emotional health.
Kristie Rice
Jordan Pennells
Shannon Loelius
Shannon is a PhD candidate at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and an avid science writer. Her current research focuses on determining the effects of antiretroviral drugs on platelet function. She has also studied the effectiveness of rubella virus vaccination and other immunology topics. Shannon’s LIFE Apps blog, Slice of LIFE, will feature explanations of the who, what, when, where and why of immunological responses and diseases.
Emily Poulin
Emily is cancer biologist and science communicator. She earned her PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology from Vanderbilt University. She has always been fascinated by the simple yet incredibly complex nature of biology. Like how just four DNA letters and two cells develop into an entirely unique person, unlike anyone else in the world, or how our incredibly stalwart cells become hijacked by their own DNA to form a deadly tumor. On her LIFE Apps blog, What’s the Deal?, Emily explores how biological systems work through the lens of health-related topics like cancer.
Amanda Coletti
Paige Jarreau
Paige Jarreau is LifeOmic’s Director of Social Media and Science Communication, and she manages the LIFE Apps blogging network. She is a longtime science blogger, and for her PhD research even studied the practices of science bloggers and the norms of the field. She is interested in how scientists use social media, and is passionate about evidence-based science and health communication.