Trisha Gura PhD
SCIENCE WRITER – JOURNALIST
166 Walnut Street, No.1
Brookline, MA 02445
781 856 4700
tgura@nasw.org
trishagura.com
Experience
Senior Science Writer, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115 — 2008-present
Working to translate science to nonscientists and raise funding for scientific and medical projects
and programs
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Writing multimedia and print materials, generating more than $10M/year on topics such as
neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, genomics, and reproductive biology
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Writing feature articles on topics such as neuroimmunology and blog pieces on bioinformatics
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Managing teams of graphic designers, videographers and administrative staff
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Developing marketing and promotional strategies
Owner, SciFlow, Inc, Brookline, MA 02445 — 1995-present
Work full-time as a freelance healthcare and science writer and editor
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Pitched, investigated, wrote and edited feature stories, news, profiles, Q&As, web content,
books, podcasts, and video for clients including:
SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS
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Science
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Nature
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Nature Medicine
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Nature Biotechnology
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Cell
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Molecular Therapy
CONSUMER PUBLISHERS
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Active Over 50
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Parents
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Boston Globe
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Prevention
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Canadian Globe and Mail
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Red Herring
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Child
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Scientific American
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Going Bonkers
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Scientific American Mind
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Health
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Self
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New Scientist
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Yoga Journal
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Nursing Spectrum
BOOK PUBLISHERS
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Harper Collins - authored Lying in Weight: the Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women
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National Geographic - co-authored Body: the Complete Human
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Anchor Books - co-authored Going Hungry: Writers on Desire,Self Denial and
Overcoming Anorexia
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Cengage Learning - contributed to Eating Disorders: Hot Topics
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Strategies for the Future of International Volunteer Service
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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Dana Farber Cancer Center
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Harvard Center for Genetics and Genomics
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Oberlin College
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Rush Presbyterian-Saint Luke’s Medical Center
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Yale Medical School
BLOGS
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Huffngton Post - www.huffingtonpost.com/
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ED Science Stuff - http://www.eatingdisordersblogs.com/
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Weighing In - http://blog.trishagura.com/
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Synaptic Café - http://www.pschologytoday.com/blog/the-synaptic-cafe/
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Contracted with and presented about alternate careers in science and eating disorders/body
image to audiences at more than a dozen institutions, including MIT, Harvard and Shepphard Pratt
Health System
R ADIO AND TV APPEAR ANCES
Appeared on more than 30 radio and television programs including those at National Public Radio and
Oprah and Friends XM Satellite Radio
Journalist, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Ill 60611 — 1992-1995
Worked full-time as a staff reporter
– Investigated, wrote and edited more than 150 news stories and features for all sections of the
newspaper: international, national, metro, business, sports, lifestyle, opinion
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Focused on the science and health beats
Faculty, Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH, 44122 — 1996-1998
Worked full-time at this private girls’ high school, teaching 9-12 graders courses in advanced placement
biology, general biology and botany
Lecturer, John Carroll University, Cleveland Heights, OH 44122 — 1995-1996
Worked part-time teaching environmental biology courses
Instructor, Loyola University, Chicago, Ill 60611 — 1990-1991
While a graduate student, worked part-time teaching a general biology course to
non-science majors
Research Associate (Post-doc), Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Ill 60614 — 1990-1992
Conducted research in the field of Cardiology
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Trisha Gura • Science writer – Journalist
Education
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois PhD in molecular biology, 1991
Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio BS in biochemistry, 1986
graduated summa cum laude, GPA - 4.0
Skills
Writing, Editing (print and video), Production (print and video), Speaking, TV and Radio
Presentation, Project Management, Interviewing, Marketing, Promotion, Development Strategy
Consulting
Awards
Trisha Gura • Science writer – Journalist
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Knight Science Journalism Fellowship
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American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellowship
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Books for a Better LIfe Award finalist
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Brandeis University Visiting Scholar Award
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Brandeis University Research Associate Award
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