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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.

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Spectrum

Leucovorin, long-read sequencing, and more

By Jill Adams
17 March 2026 | 2 min read
Research figure depicting variation across the alpha subunit of the Nav1.2 sodium channel.
Spectrum

Portfolio of SCN2A gene variants, and more

By Jill Adams
10 March 2026 | 2 min read
Research image of mice brains.
Spectrum

Autism in old age, and more

By Jill Adams
3 March 2026 | 1 min read
Research image of CHD3 protein levels in mice brains.
Spectrum

In-vivo base editing in a mouse model of autism, and more

By Jill Adams
24 February 2026 | 2 min read
Research image visualizing brain region connectivity in autistic girls compared to autistic boys.
Spectrum

New insights on sex bias in autism, and more

By Jill Adams
17 February 2026 | 2 min read

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