We’ve all had a moment when a mentor or instructor left a deeply positive impact at a formative time. For me, this was during my second-year Evolutionary Biology course. For the first time, I saw an instructor use personalized communication and real-world examples to ensure her content connected with students. It was then that I realized I wasn’t incapable of learning complicated concepts—I just had to find a way that worked for me.

This scenario re-arose in graduate school. My advisor emphasized the storytelling elements of the science such that, no matter the audience, the concept came through clearly. Again—strong proof that you don’t need to be an expert to understand how a disease works. Later, as a medical editor, I saw the scope of novel immunotherapies from the pharmaceutical industry and learned that the public—patients, scientists, and healthcare professionals alike—have a lot to keep track of.

To help meet that need, I use my immunology training to write about immunotherapies relating to rare, digestive, and infectious diseases. From academically overlooked theories to heavily researched biological processes, I use my expertise in scientific writing and pharmaceutical advertising to ensure that all audiences fully understand disease areas and available treatments.