Paige (Elizabeth) Bond (she/her) is the current Editor in Chief for LTS and a PhD Candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. Her mentors Drs. Laura Carrel and Dajiang Liu focus on genetic basis of disease, specifically X-chromosome related diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She has been an editor since 2023.
Julia Simpson (she/her) is an emeritus Editor in Chief of Lions Talk Science. After 2.5 years at the helm, she has stepped back from leadership to focus on her thesis, but she continues to be intermittently involved with LTS as a senior editor and occasional science writer. Julia is a Biomedical Sciences (Virology Track) PhD Candidate in the Norbury Lab, where she studies Human Cytomegalovirus and spends a lot of time laboring under the red lighting of the confocal microscopy room. She joined LTS as an editor in 2022 and was Editor in Chief from late 2023 to May 2026. When not in the lab, she explores nature at every opportunity
Jay Kang (they/them) is a senior editor and a PhD Candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. They work in the lab of Dr. Elizabeth Proctor studying the relationship between lipid metabolism and Alzheimer’s Disease through a systems biology lens. They have been an editor since 2023.
Natale Hall (she/her) is a senior editor for LTS and a PhD Candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the lab of Dr. Zarnescu studying metabolic dysregulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. She has been an editor since 2024.
Sarah Latario (she/her) is a senior editor and a PhD Candidate in the Cellular and Integrative Physiology track of the Biomedical Sciences program. She is in Dr. Stahley’s lab researching the role of cell-cell interactions in regulating skin and nervous system development. She has been an editor since 2024.
Zoe Katz (she/her) is a senior editor of LTS and a PhD candidate in the Virology and Immunology track of the Biomedical Sciences Program. Under the advisory of Dr. Aron Lukacher, she studies the immune system and its response to polyomavirus infections. When not in the lab doing experiments, she can be found reading a book at every opportunity available. She has been an editor since 2024.
Jenny Lausch (she/her) is an associate editor for LTS and a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the lab of Dr. Guy Townsend studying how dietary carbohydrates influence gut microbiome composition and function. She has been an editor since 2025.
Thank you to past editors and editors-in-chief of the LTS blog!
Laura Odom, PhD, Senior Editor (2023-2025)
Olivia Marx, PhD, Senior Editor (2021-2024)
Jackson Radler, PhD, Senior Editor (2022-2024)
Savannah Marshall Moscon, PhD, Senior Editor (2023-2024)
Mariam Melkumyan, PhD, Editor in Chief (2020-2023)
Carli King, PhD, Senior Editor (2023-2023)
Stephanie Baringer, PhD, Senior Editor (2020-2023)
Victoria (Silvis) Pearce, PhD, Senior Editor (2021-2023)
Greg Kincheloe, PhD, Senior Editor (2022-2023)
Savanna Ledford, DrPH, Senior Editor (2021-2023)
Rebecca Fleeman, PhD, Editor in Chief (2019-2023)
Stephen Matthews, PhD, Associate Editor (2020-2021)
Sadie Dierschke, PhD, Editor in Chief (2019-2020)
Indira Purushothaman, PhD, Senior Editor (2019-2020)
Daniel Haas, PhD, Editor in Chief (2018-2019)
Jordan Gaines Lewis, PhD, Founder and Editor in Chief (2013-2018)
Thank you to past contributors to the LTS blog!
Afton Widdershins
Alexandra Evans
Amanda White, PhD
Angela Snyder, PhD
Bailey Keller, PhD
Brianna Evans
Caitlin Millett, PhD
Carson Purnell
Carli King, PhD
Chris Kendra, PhD
Cole Burgess
Coryn (Stump) Hoffman
Daniel Haas, PhD
Elizabeth Lesko
Emily Schleicher, PhD
Emily Tufano
Esma Yerlikaya
Gaelyn Lyons
Gail D’Souza, DrPH
Greg Kincheloe, PhD
Hannah Johnson
Ian Hayman, PhD
Indira Purushothaman, PhD
Jackson Radler
Jessica Heebner, PhD
Jessica Parascando
Jillian Carmichael, PhD
Jordan Gaines Lewis, PhD
Joseph Cirilo
Julia Simpson
Kaitlin Carson
Kalin Salinas
Kevin Fundora
Laura Budurlean
Laura Odom
Mariam Melkumyan, PhD
Mikayla McCord
Mike Sha
Nicole Lookfong
Olivia Marx
Rachel Kallus, PsyD
Rachel Kang
Radha Dhingra
Rahul Nachnani
Raquel Buj, PhD
Rebecca Fleeman, PhD
Ross Keller, PhD
Ryan Hylton, PhD
Sadie Dierschke, PhD
Sarah Latario
Savanna Ledford, DrPH
Savannah (Marshall) Moscon
Shivani Godbole
Sonam Lhamo
Stephanie Baringer, PhD
Stephen Matthews, PhD
Victoria (Silvis) Pearce, PhD
Victoria Vernail
Wenxue Lin, PhD
Xingran Weng, DrPH
Xinying Fang
Yash Kulkarni
Zhexi (Jersey) Lu
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