K.E.D.C. – K.E.D. Coan Science Writing

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Corporate Communications

Novartis Live magazine

2020/12/022024/01/09Environment, Frontiers, Health, Plants, Press Releases

Sky islands, bird tears, and toxic algal blooms

In 2020, my work for the Frontiers blog has included therapeutic horseback riding, avian brain size and survival tactics, bird and reptile […]

2020/10/022024/01/09Corporate Communications, Novartis

Developments in data, digital tech, and transplantation

Two updates on what Novartis is doing in the field of transplantation and also the status of data and digital technologies (translated […]

2020/09/022024/01/09Corporate Communications, Novartis

Making R&D greener

A story about how Novartis researchers are working towards making R&D more environmentally friendly, including the very early stages of drug development.

2020/08/222024/01/09Corporate Communications, Health, Novartis

A promise to fight sickle cell disease

A story about commitment and follow-through in the fight against sickle cell disease. Read more here.

2020/08/022024/01/09Corporate Communications, Health, Novartis, Technology

Medicines and candy wrappers

Candy wrappers are inspiring better packaging for medicines. Read more here.

2020/08/022024/01/09Corporate Communications, Health, Novartis, Technology

A digital revolution in pathology

Novartis researchers are collaborating on a digital resource to advance the entire field of pathology. Read more here.

2019/01/172024/01/09Bioengineering, Corporate Communications, Health, Novartis, Technology

Model brains

Another article in the Basler Zeitung (on page 5, translated into German) about researchers’ work creating miniature replica brains to better understand […]

2018/04/102024/01/09Chemical Biology, Corporate Communications, Health, Novartis

Collaborations in a microscopy revolution

More articles in the Basler Zeitung about Novartis’s research on migraines (pg. 7), data science and digitalization (pg. 6), and their cutting-edge […]

2018/04/102024/01/09Chemical Biology, Environment, Frontiers, Health, Microbiology, Press Releases, Technology

Pensions, volcanoes, and microbiomes

From the laws of attraction to a musical instrument controlled by thought alone, see my work at the Frontiers blog here. A […]

2017/12/112019/01/17Chemical Biology, Health, Microbiology

Revealing what’s not human

Read my short piece on the work of Dr. Joe DeRisi, who was interviewed by Carl Zimmer at the 2017 World Conference […]

2017/06/112019/01/17Health

Math puzzles that help patients

For the Novartis Live magazine, I profiled biostatistician Amy Racine-Poon, who uses Bayesian statistics to optimize clinical trial design. Read more in […]