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Jill Adams

Contributing writer

Jill U. Adams is a freelance science journalist based in Albany, New York. She covers health, mental health and biomedical research for such publications as The Transmitter, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Undark and The Scientist. She has a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

From this contributor

Map of genome variation.
Spectrum

New methods to contextualize autism-linked genes, and more

By Jill Adams
8 September 2026 | 2 min read
Research image of organoids.
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Unconfounding genetic and environmental factors, and more

By Jill Adams
1 September 2026 | 2 min read
Research image of gene chromatin.
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Biomarkers for autism, and more

By Jill Adams
25 August 2026 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.
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Links between tuberous sclerosis complex and autism, and more

By Jill Adams
18 August 2026 | 1 min read
Research image of astrocytes.
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Three models, three routes to altered auditory processing, and more

By Jill Adams
11 August 2026 | 2 min read

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