Jessica P. Johnson
Science Writer
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I'm a freelance science writer, editor, and podcaster. My current clients include the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Society for Neuroscience, and the National Institutes of Health.
Since earning a master’s in science journalism from Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism, my writing has also appeared in Nature Medicine, The Scientist magazine, IEEE Pulse, and The Wildlife Society's news website and quarterly magazine The Wildlife Professional.
My passion for scientific writing and journalism emerged during by my extensive career as a research scientist. I’ve led habitat restoration projects and endangered species surveys, engineered bacteria-powered fuel cells, and developed strains of bacteria which convert cellulose to ethanol. I hold a master’s in environmental microbiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a bachelor’s in biology from Cornell University.
Since earning a master’s in science journalism from Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism, my writing has also appeared in Nature Medicine, The Scientist magazine, IEEE Pulse, and The Wildlife Society's news website and quarterly magazine The Wildlife Professional.
My passion for scientific writing and journalism emerged during by my extensive career as a research scientist. I’ve led habitat restoration projects and endangered species surveys, engineered bacteria-powered fuel cells, and developed strains of bacteria which convert cellulose to ethanol. I hold a master’s in environmental microbiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a bachelor’s in biology from Cornell University.