About ScienceSeeker

What is ScienceSeeker?


There are thousands of science blogs and news sites around the world, written by active scientists, journalists, professors, students, and interested laypeople. But until now, there hasn't been a good way for readers to sort through all of them. There are dozens of blog collectives, many sites that organize some of the information in the blogs, but none that attempt to encompass the entire range of science reporting, analysis, and discussion taking place at an astonishing pace, worldwide.

ScienceSeeker is designed to fill that void. Since 2012, we have collected over 2,400 blogs and other science news sources in one place, and invite you to submit even more. Our goal is to be the world's most comprehensive aggregator of science discussions, all organized by topic.

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The ScienceSeeker Team


Editors

Andy Extance is our Editor-in-Chief. In addition to his duties managing the editorial pool, he is responsible for updating our Facebook page and managing our Twitter account (@SciSeeker). Andy fuses chemistry and physics – and whatever other elements cross his desk – into words, thanks to a career infused with both fields. He’s now a freelance science writer working for many outlets, having previously been news editor for Compound Semiconductor magazine, when it was owned by Institute of Physics Publishing. Before becoming a professional writer, he worked in industrial chemistry, briefly making adhesives after spending six and a half years working at Tripos Discovery Research, an early-stage contract pharmaceutical research company. He previously ran a 'spare time' climate change blog, called Simple Climate, though this is now mostly another place where he shares others' worthy efforts. Andy is also director of Exeter Empirical and chair of the Association of British Science Writers. You can follow him on Twitter @andyextance.

Raphael Ndem is our Photo Editor, and manages our Google+ page. Raphael is a tech enthusiast who appreciates the wonders of computers & gadgets. Completing a BSc and MSc in Biomedical Science at a young age furthered his interests in the field of biology, and degree projects involved the use of bioinformatics tools for predicting the secondary structures, and trans-membrane regions of proteins, which allowed him to apply his passion for technology in biomedicine. He also manages the audio or lighting for amateur theatre productions.

Pranab Chatterjee is a public health doctor from India, who believes healthcare access should be universal. When he is not wrangling with infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and public health in India, he is busy clicking bad photos, or planning exotic trips. He has been blogging on and off, for over seven years, at Scepticemia but now is more active on Twitter, where you can catch up with him @Scepticemia. He is making picks from our health, medicine and social sciences bundles.

Willow Schafer is a graduate student at the University of South Florida pursuing a degree in medical science. While primarily interested in infectious diseases, she has a wide range of interests both scientific and not. Outside of academia, she enjoys writing novels, painting, and trying to keep her garden from withering in the Florida heat.

Anisha Kalidindi is a molecular biology graduate student at The Ohio State University. She had a broad interest in studying the underlying molecular mechanisms that drive physiology and behaviour. For her thesis work, she is currently investigating the cellular mechanisms that govern the dysregulation of biological clocks in neurodegenerative diseases. She enjoys reading all things science and recently started writing at Massive Science. Anisha makes picks from the academic life bundle.

Solveig Lodge holds a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany. She then moved on to Uppsala, Sweden to complete a PhD in Materials Chemistry. During her time there she worked on new materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. Later, she trained to be a Secondary Science teacher with a specialization in Chemistry and now works at Redbridge Community School in Southampton, England. When she is not inspiring the next generation of scientists she is blogging about a broad range of science topics on her blog A Tang of Science. Solveig is making picks from the Energy and Engineering bundles. You can follow her on Twitter @BoehmeSolveig.

Jyotirekha Das has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India. Her research interest lies in neurodegenerative diseases. When she is not working in the lab she translates her research into papers. Her passion for writing has currently made her move into the world of scientific communication. Currently, she is working as a freelance scientific writer in the Kolabtree platform. Along with her passion for writing, pictures and artworks have always intrigued her and therefore she has started working to translate her research work into artistic form for increasing engagement. She is currently volunteering in Biopatrika as a graphic illustrator for her passion for illustration and broadening her knowledge to 3D illustration. Jyotirekha is our neuroscience editor.

Development

Jessica Perry Hekman, DVM, MS is the former Technical Director for ScienceSeeker. Jessica worked as a software engineer in online publishing for 12 years, helping transform print publications into digital versions. In 2007 she returned to school full time to earn her DVM and MS degrees, and got to see scientific publishing from the other side of the fence. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Illinois working in genomics and bioinformatics. Jessica blogs at The Dog Zombie.

Karyn Traphagen is the former Executive Director of ScienceOnline and remains in close contact with the ScienceSeeker team. While Karyn's background is in physics, she describes herself as a knowledge addict and is insatiably curious. She delights in highlighting the tiny treasures of the world that exist all around us (and which often go unnoticed in our busy lives). You can follow her @ktraphagen.

Gabriel Aponte is a former lead developer for ScienceSeeker. Since joining our team in 2011, he was been responsible for the vast majority of code running the site, and has also contributed several key design elements. His involvement with ScienceSeeker is driven by his interest in science and projects to improve the representation of science on the web.

Dave Munger, Founding Editor of ScienceSeeker, is a writer living in Davidson, North Carolina. Dave was the co-founder and editor of Research Blogging. He has also been a columnist for SeedMagazine.com and written several college writing textbooks. For five years, Dave was the primary writer for the psychology blog Cognitive Daily, which was chosen three times to appear in the Open Laboratory, an annual anthology of the top science blog posts on the web. It has appeared on numerous top ten lists including ranking seventh on Nature's 50 popular science blogs list. Dave is also an avid runner who has completed four marathons and co-owns a race timing company, Davidson Timing.


Past Contributors

Gaia Cantelli
Mark Hahnel
Chris Maden
Anton Zuiker


Past Editors

Shivangi Sachdeva: biology and microbiology (2021-2022).
Swathi Lingam: microbiology (2020-2022)
Thanassis Psaltis: art, photography, physics and general science (2016-2022)
Deanna MacNeil: podcasts (2020-2022)
Muhammad Zaeem Sindhu: clinical research and microbiology (2019-2022)    
Mateen Ahmed: artificial intelligence, engineering, computer science and podcasts (2019-2022)
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira: neuroscience and public health (2020-2022)
Nikhil Srivastava: student life (2021)
Sara Musetti: biotechnology (2020-2021)
Wes Wilson: academic life (2013-2021) 
Rebecca Hall: managing editor (2019-2021)
Jesse Zondervan: geosciences (2017-2021)
Aisha Schofield: ecology, environment and conservation bundles (2018-2020)
Mitali Adlakha: biotechnology, cell biology, law and clinical research bundles and our YouTube channel (2018-2020)
Natalie Holmes: science communication (2017-2020)
Emily Nauman: marine biology, oceanography, and plant science (2019 -2020)
Shriyaa Mittal: computer science, education and student life (2017-2020)
Alexia Weeks: nutrition (2018-2020)
Michael Ringenbach: public health (2016-2020)
Kayla Matz: cell biology and biotechnology (2017 -2020)
Sandra Franco: neuroscience (2019)
Ananya Sen: biology, evolution and education (2018-2019)
Sarah Wettstadt: instagram (2019)
Antanas Spokas: psychology and clinical psychology (2018-2019)
Teodora Stoica: neuroscience and climate science (2014-2019)
Peter Krautzberger: mathematics (2012-2019)
Anushka Khasnobish: microbiology (2017-2019) 
Beverly McClenaghan: environment and conservation (2017-2019)
Javier Carmona (2016-2018): Medicine
Amie Norton:education (2018)
Joana Neto: psychology and clinical psychology (2016-2018)
Jennifer Tsang: ecology and policy (2016-2018)
Dimitra Blana: biotechnology, health, medicine, artificial intelligence, career and grants (2016-2017)
Hamideh Emrani: cell biology (2016-2017)
Jimmy Brancho: science communication (2016-2017)
Julia Turan: cell biology, psychiatry and neuroscience (2016)
Rebecca Heisman: ecology, conservation, and the environment (2016)
Jordan Gaines Lewis: former Editor-in-Chief, biology, neuroscience, psychology, and health (2012-2016)
Caitlin Kirkwood: neuroscience, engineering, biology, medicine, health (2013-2016)
Shelly Xuelai Fan: neuroscience, nutrition (2013-2015)
Rachel Zamzow: neuroscience, academic life (2013-2015)
Janet Kwasniak: blog curator (2014-2015)
Jessie Hale: blog curator (2014-2015)
Dylan Benito: geology, climate science (2014-2015)
Rebecca Schwarzlose: neuroscience, psychology, academic life (2014)
Fletcher Halliday: biology, conservation, ecology, environment, evolution, microbiology (2013-2014)
Andrew Watt: medicine, neuroscience, and psychology (2013-2014)
Allie Wilkinson: biology, conservation, ecology, environmental sciences, evolution, marine biology, and geosciences (2013-2014)
Jason G. Goldman: Associate Editor (2013-2014)
Cristy Gelling: biology (2012-2014)
Sarah Chow: anthropology, biology, chemistry, ecology/conservation, health, medicine, and philosophy (2012-2013)
Matthew Francis: astronomy, physics (2012)