Scientific publications:
Before I got my start in science writing and communication, I was a molecular biologist studying how parasites communicate with each other and how that helps them infect their hosts.
Astra S Bryant, Stephanie F DeMarco, Elissa A Hallem. Strongyloides RNA-seq Browser: a web-based software platform for on-demand bioinformatics analyses of Strongyloides species. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics Volume 11, Issue 5, May 2021, jkab104. [Link]
Stephanie F DeMarco, Edwin A Saada, Miguel A Lopez, Kent L Hill. Identification of Positive Chemotaxis in the Protozoan Pathogen Trypanosoma brucei. mSphere Volume 5, Issue 4, 12 August 2020, e00685-20. [Link]
Sebastian Shaw*, Stephanie F DeMarco*, Ruth Rehmann, Tanja Wenzler, Francesca Florini, Isabel Roditi, & Kent L. Hill. Flagellar cAMP signaling controls trypanosome progression through host tissues. Nature Communcations 10, 803 (2019). *co-first authors [Link]
Stephanie F DeMarco, Edwin A Saada, Miguel A Lopez, Kent L Hill. Identification of Positive Chemotaxis in the Protozoan Pathogen Trypanosoma brucei. mSphere Volume 5, Issue 4, 12 August 2020, e00685-20. [Link]
Edwin A Saada, Stephanie F DeMarco, Michelle M Shimogawa, Kent L Hill. “With a Little Help from My Friends”—Social Motility in Trypanosoma brucei. PLOS Pathogens 11(12): e1005272 (2015). [Link]
Elissa A Hallem, Adler R Dillman, Annie V Hong, Yuanjun Zhang, Jessica M Yano, Stephanie F DeMarco, Paul W. Sternberg. A Sensory Code for Host Seeking in Parasitic Nematodes. Current Biology, Volume 21, Issue 5, 2011. [Link]
Company blogs:
In addition to journalism, I have also written blogs and customer stories for companies. To avoid any real or perceived conflicts of interest, I do not write for or about these companies or their products in my journalistic work.
CN Bio Innovations
Quartzy
Customer stories:
Bringing the power of genomics within reach for researchers and clinicians everywhere
Unlocking the Secrets to Gut-Brain Harmony to Improve Human Health
Joywell Foods Sweetens the World Using Proteins
Accelerating Genome Engineering from the Lab Bench to the Clinic