Jessica Wapner

Freelance science writer and author of The Philadelphia Chromosome

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Outlet: Scientific American Date: June 22, 2011 by admin.

Poor Man’s Burden

Why are HIV rates so distressingly high in the southern U.S.?
Scientific American, July 2011

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Upcoming Events

  • June 21, 2013 5:00 pm –
    June 21, 2013 7:00 pm
    Chatham Bookstore
  • June 25, 2013 6:00 pm –
    June 25, 2013 7:00 pm
    George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
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The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Visual History

Click here for an infographic showing the story behind The Philadelphia Chromosome.

RSS Work in Progress Blog

  • Repost: The Pay-for-Delay Tactic June 18, 2013
  • MATH and Tumors May 21, 2013
  • Drug Patents Don’t Ensure Innovation April 16, 2013
  • Indian Court Rules in Favor of Generic Gleevec April 2, 2013
  • The Problem of Sticking With It – HIV Prevention Failure and Beyond March 12, 2013
  • Book Trailer for The Philadelphia Chromosome February 18, 2013
  • “Borne Out of Necessity and Data”: Conquering Mutations in Leukemia February 6, 2013
  • Why Do People With Advanced Cancer Undergo Chemotherapy? November 7, 2012
  • For a Song: Bartering Music for Healthcare October 1, 2012
  • Industry’s Influence September 20, 2012

Publications

  • AARP The Magazine (1)
  • Aeon (1)
  • BMJ (2)
  • Cosmos (1)
  • CR Magazine (1)
  • Fizz (1)
  • Ink&Inc (1)
  • Los Angeles Times (1)
  • Nature Medicine (1)
  • New York (1)
  • New York Times (1)
  • News From Friends (1)
  • Ode (2)
  • Oncology Business Review (5)
  • Psychology Today (1)
  • Science (1)
  • Scientific American (13)
  • Skeptically Speaking (1)
  • Slate (4)
  • The Atlantic (3)
  • The Ecologist (1)
  • The Scientist (1)
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