Leah Kauffman science writer

Published Work

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From April 2005 to January 2007, I was the editor of UPMC Health Journal magazine, a quarterly with a circulation of about 100,000. Of the many articles I wrote, my two favorites are Renaissance and Through the Fog. More clips soon.

As a freelancer, I wrote the following articles for Pitt Med, the award-winning alumni magazine of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Stolen Lives (with Dottie Horn) - May 2005 (pdf)
The state of the Parkinson's and Alzheimer's fields: disease etiology, treatments, and new hopes on the horizon. Feature.

How Cells Flag Down the Big Guns - May 2005 (pdf)
How cell cycle check points mark cancer cells for destruction -- or not. News.

King of Peptides - February 2005 (pdf)
Until precision biochemist Klaus Hofmann synthesized ACTH, most hormone chemistry was hypothesis. Feature.

Egg Man - October 2002 (html)     (pdf)
Before the Korean stem cell scandal, Gerald Schatten was famous for creating the transgenic monkey ANDi. Feature.

Bernard Fisher in Conversation - July 2002 (html)    (pdf)
An early champion for breast-preserving cancer treatments talks about his inspiration, his treatment philosophy, and the importance of challenging paradigms. Feature.

California Dreaming - January 2002 (html)     (pdf)
Frank Dixon, the first director of the Scripps Research Institute, helped to establish Pitt's world-class research program and the field of immunopathology. Feature.

Notes from Mom - July 2001 (html)    (pdf)
Genetic imprinting marks early mammalian development. News.

Consumer
Health
UCLA Healthy Years
Back pain - February 2005 (pdf)
Parkinson's and essential tremor - January 2005 (pdf)
Laparoscopic surgery - October 2004 (pdf)
Health News
Acupuncture - January 2005
Pain patches - December 2004
News Briefs - November 2004
Mt. Sinai Focus on Healthy Aging
Depression - December 2004
Hip fractures - October 2004 (pdf)
Lasik eye surgery - May 2004