Miriam Gordon
Miriam Gordon is a freelance science writer with a keen interest in the way scientific discoveries impact our society. She began her exploration of these interests as a Christine Mirzayan intern at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, in the Division of Science, Technology and Law. Miriam received her Ph.D. in Developmental and Molecular Biology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Sue Golding Graduate Division of Medical Sciences, in September 2001. She studied the regulation of gene expression during Drosophila embryonic development in Dr. E. Richard Stanley’s lab. Prior to graduate school, Miriam worked as a technician on a colon cancer project in the lab of Dr. I. Bernard Weinstein at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She receivedher BA in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University, Newark College of Arts and Sciences.
Recent Posts
- Health At Every Size (HAES)
- Causation, Correlation, Dogma, Weight and Health
- Feminine Beauty: The Dada-ist view
- “Naturally Obsessed”: A Graduate Student’s Perspective
- Wolves
- Dr. Christakis’ Reply
- An Email to Dr. Nicholas Christakis
- Life at the Art-Science Interface
- On the Eve of an Historic Presidential Election
- Here a SNP, There a SNP
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