Science is for everyone.

Science is for everyone. But if you don’t speak PCR or CRISPR, the latest journal articles can be difficult to understand. This blog is designed to democratize science by explaining recent scientific discoveries with everyday language. We are a group of scientists with varied areas of focus (see below) at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition to our specific area of study, we are passionate about communicating the latest scientific findings in a way that engages both scientists and non-scientists.

If you're curious, you are welcome. We invite challenging questions and comments, but keep it classy. Disrespect will not be tolerated.

Deeper questions? Want to guest post? Hit us up at friendlyscientist (at) breakingdownbio.com

This blog is funded by the vision and generosity of ImmunoX.

Meet the Team

Betsy Crouch, MD

BDB Founder, Co-Editor
Gabe Murphy, PhD

BDB Co-Editor,
Research Development Strategist & Grantwriter
Lily Ortiz, MS

BDB Social Media Lead,
ImmuoX Community Manager
Vincent Chan, PhD

Associate Adjunct Professor for Microbiology and Immunology
Adam Chao

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Alessandra Veinbachs

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Amy Xu

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Dora Ogbonna

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Ellie Tsang

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Ethan Huang

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Josephine Tran

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Juli Riggs

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Lucy Zhu

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Lily Zimmerman

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Michael He

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Navy Macias

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Neha Lozano

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Neha Sharma

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
BDB Co-High School Representative
Nichole Yamauchi

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Nikhita Kirthivasan

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Scarlett Yang

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
BDB Undergrad Representative
Shreyas Srinivasan

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Serena Kher

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Soham Ray, MS

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Sonal Joshi, MSc

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Sophia Miliotis

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Tina Nguyen

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Wendy Xu

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
Yash Seghal

Science Communicator, Blog Writer
BDB Co-High School Representative