Alissa de Chassey.

Alissa de Chassey

Former news reporting intern
The Transmitter

Alissa de Chassey was The Transmitter’s news reporting intern for summer 2026. Before joining The Transmitter, she worked as a science reporter for Le Figaro in Paris. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at Université Paris Cité and then studied science journalism in France. She is currently a graduate student in New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program.

From this contributor

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What if nonhuman primate research goes away?

The neuroscience questions that need nonhuman primates

By Alissa de Chassey
9 October 2026 | 10 min read
Research diagram of gene expression.
Development

Fly neurons carry molecular signatures of their origins

By Alissa de Chassey
25 September 2026 | 5 min read
An illustration of a sea cucumber as it moves through it's environment; depicted in shades of purple.
The State of Neuroscience in Latin America Microphone

Inside the sea cucumber’s regenerative superpowers

By Alissa de Chassey
28 August 2026 | 5 min read
An illustration of a sea cucumber as it moves through it's environment; depicted in shades of purple.
The State of Neuroscience in Latin America

Os superpoderes regenerativos do pepino-do-mar

By Alissa de Chassey
28 August 2026 | 6 min read
An illustration of a sea cucumber as it moves through it's environment; depicted in shades of purple.
The State of Neuroscience in Latin America

Los superpoderes regenerativos del pepino de mar

By Alissa de Chassey
28 August 2026 | 6 min read

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