RESUME
RESUME
where I've been & what I'm up to
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Esther Landhuis
San Francisco Bay Area writer specializing in biomedicine — lab discoveries, clinical trials, biotech, healthcare — for audiences of all ages
Audience. Writes for experts, kids/teens & everyone in between
Breadth. News, profiles, Q&As, primers, features, conference reports
Balance. Selects diverse sources and carefully weighs competing views
Emerging. Web design (eg building Google Sites), data journalism
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Freelance — Science & Health Journalist
Freelance — Science & Health Journalist
JANUARY 2014 - PRESENT
JANUARY 2014 - PRESENT
Senior contributor, Undark. Other clients: Scientific American, Nature, Medscape, Quanta, Science News, Science News for Students and other national/global outlets.
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Alzforum — Staff Reporter
Alzforum — Staff Reporter
MAY 2008 - DECEMBER 2013
MAY 2008 - DECEMBER 2013
Wrote weekly stories about research papers and conference sessions on brain aging and neurodegenerative disease.
Freelance — Manuscript editor
Freelance — Manuscript editor
JUNE 2006 - FEBRUARY 2007
JUNE 2006 - FEBRUARY 2007
Edited manuscripts for submission to scientific and medical journals.
San Jose Mercury News — Science Reporting Intern
San Jose Mercury News — Science Reporting Intern
JUNE 2004 - JUNE 2005
JUNE 2004 - JUNE 2005
Reported and wrote science, health and general news for major Silicon Valley newspaper.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz — Graduate Certificate in Science Writing
University of California, Santa Cruz — Graduate Certificate in Science Writing
SEPTEMBER 2003 - JUNE 2004
SEPTEMBER 2003 - JUNE 2004
Supported by ARCS Foundation scholarship. Included internships at Santa Cruz Sentinel and Stanford News Service.
Harvard University — Ph.D. in Immunology
Harvard University — Ph.D. in Immunology
SEPTEMBER 1996 - AUGUST 2003
SEPTEMBER 1996 - AUGUST 2003
Thesis: Identification and characterization of regulatory elements in Ikaros, a gene controlling immune cell development and activity
Stanford University — B.S. in Biological Sciences
Stanford University — B.S. in Biological Sciences
SEPTEMBER 1992 - JUNE 1996
SEPTEMBER 1992 - JUNE 1996
Completed undergraduate honors thesis, served as teaching assistant for core biology lab course.
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Health reporting (print/online small division), Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter (2024). Treating allergies without the needle; When infection sparks obsession: PANDAS and PANS; Why aren't more people buying over-the-counter hearing aids? (Undark features).
Health reporting (print/online small division), Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter (2024). Treating allergies without the needle; When infection sparks obsession: PANDAS and PANS; Why aren't more people buying over-the-counter hearing aids? (Undark features).
Science Feature category Finalist, NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards (2023). Is Death Real? (Popular Mechanics feature).
Science Feature category Finalist, NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards (2023). Is Death Real? (Popular Mechanics feature).
Magazine category winner, AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism (2018). Cancer's Sweet Cloak: Sugars on cell surfaces help tumors hide from the immune system (Science News cover feature).
Magazine category winner, AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism (2018). Cancer's Sweet Cloak: Sugars on cell surfaces help tumors hide from the immune system (Science News cover feature).
Selected participant, AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research (2021)
Selected participant, AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research (2021)
Selected recipient, AHCJ California Health Journalism Fellowship (2019)
Selected recipient, AHCJ California Health Journalism Fellowship (2019)
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