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Danielle Gerhard, PhD

Danielle earned her PhD in psychology and behavioral neuroscience from Yale University and held a postdoctoral research position in neuroscience and psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. During her graduate and postgraduate training she examined cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying stress and depression. In April 2023, Danielle joined The Scientist’s Editorial Team as an Assistant Editor and she is based in the UK.

Articles by Danielle Gerhard, PhD

Black and gold sketch of the three prize winners.

Nobel Prize for Experiments With Light

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 3, 2023 | 4 min read

Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, and Ferenc Krausz received this year’s Physics award for creating tools for studying the world of electrons, with future applications in medical diagnostics.

Black and gold sketch of Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman.

Nobel Prize for mRNA Vaccines

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 5 min read

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for their work on RNA biology and mRNA-based vaccines.

Diagram tracking changes in gene expression

Ticker Tape Technology Records Cell History

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 1 min read

Researchers developed a novel protein fiber that tracks transcriptional events over time in living cells. This could shine a light on gene regulation during development or after cellular perturbations.

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Which Gene Therapy Delivery Vector Will Emerge Victorious?

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 2 min read

In the race to deliver successful gene therapies, frontrunner AAVs come head to head with underdog lipid nanoparticles.

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Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 2 min read

An often overlooked property of the tumor environment shapes T cell function and may improve T cell therapies.

Flat blue line that becomes a pink jagged line and then a flat red line, on a black background.

Emerging from Silence: Capturing the First Heartbeat

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 27, 2023 | 5 min read

In the developing zebrafish, a noisy and asynchronous activity jumpstarts the heart’s journey to coordinated beating.

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2024 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 14, 2023 | 10 min read

This year’s Breakthrough Prizes honor advances in CAR T cancer therapies, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s disease.

Illustration showing origami tardigrade, fungi and bacteria.

Magnifying Curiosity with a Pocket Microscope

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 5 min read

Microscopes were inaccessible to most of the world until Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski put their engineering prowess to the test.

Infographic showing the selective strengthening of synapses that received stimulation.

Infographic: Synaptic Plasticity in the Sea Slug

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 1 min read

The sea slug has helped scientists in their quest to understand how neurons encode memories.

Infographic: Beyond the Nucleus: mRNA Localization in Neurons

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 1 min read

To support thousands of incoming connections, neurons use sophisticated transportation networks for delivering mRNA to faraway regions.

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