Contributors
Elisabeth Adkins Marnik
Elisabeth Adkins Marnik is the science education and outreach coordinator at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, where she is spearheading the development of new programming. This work is driven by her passion for making science accessible to students and the public. She is an ASBMB Today volunteer contributor as well as a contributing writer to Those Nerdy Girls and The Global Autoimmune Institute. Follow her on Instagram @sciencewhizliz.
Articles by Elisabeth Adkins Marnik
Journal News
Harnessing a natural plant insecticide for commercial use
June 25, 2024
Researchers in Australia have identified circular peptides, called cyclotides, that affect the formation of cell membranes, causing death or restricted growth.
Profile
Bakers and mentors help a MOSAIC scholar change her life
May 2, 2024
Joanna-Lynn Borgogna studies the vaginal microbiome, the metabolome and the development of gynecological disorders in reproductive-aged women.
Profile
A series of happy accidents guided this MOSAIC scholar
Feb. 23, 2024
As an undergraduate studying psychology, Timothy Hines was introduced to the field of neuroscience.
Journal News
From the journals: MCP
Feb. 2, 2024
Are proteomics helping to detect ovarian cancer? The challenges and promises of biomarkers. New technique helps detect protease cleavage. Read about recent papers on these topics.
Health Observance
Understanding the cause of childhood Alzheimer's
Nov. 16, 2023
Today is World Sanfilippo Awareness Day.
Reimagining
We need to make scientific papers understandable for nonscientists
June 29, 2021
The public is ill-equipped to understand scientists’ technical and jargon-filled writing, so people rely on the media and alternative sources for their scientific information. Sometimes this works out fine. Sometimes not.