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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

Research image of neurons.
Spectrum

CRISPR upregulation of genes; interneuron migration; maternal COVID-19 exposure

By Jill Adams
1 October 2024 | 2 min read
Research image displaying functional connectivity in zebrafish forebrains.
Spectrum

FOXG1 gene therapy; oligodendrocytes; stereotyped movements

By Jill Adams
24 September 2024 | 2 min read
Research image of microglia.
Spectrum

CDKL5 gene; cerebrospinal fluid; drug combo for fragile X syndrome

By Jill Adams
17 September 2024 | 2 min read
World map displaying an analysis of years of life lost to suicide among autistic people in 2021.
Spectrum

PPP2R5D gene; social-communication intervention in infants; autism and suicide

By Jill Adams
10 September 2024 | 2 min read
Research image of astrocytes and microglia in mouse brains.
Spectrum

X-chromosome genes; neurobiology of infant crying; MCHAT in preemies

By Jill Adams
3 September 2024 | 2 min read

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