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Rebecca L. Skloot (pronounced /ˈskluːt/) is a freelance science writer who specializes in science and medicine. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, Discover, and New York magazine.[1] Her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) is about Henrietta Lacks and the immortal cell line (known as HeLa) that came from her cancer cells.
Skloot is also a contributing editor at Popular Science and has worked as a correspondent for NPR's Radiolab and PBS's NOVA scienceNOW. She is a former vice president of the National Book Critics Circle.[1] She is also a faculty member at the yearly Mid-Atlantic Summer Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference and has taught creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Memphis.[2]
She made a guest appearance on The Colbert Report on March 16, 2010.
Awards
- "Two Americas, Two Restaurants, One Town": Best Food Writing, 2005
- When Pets Attack: Best Personal Essay of the Year by the American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Putting the Gene Back in Genealogy: Selected as a notable essay by the 2005 Best American Essays
- Two Americas, Two Restaurants, One Town Notable essay by the 2005 Best American Travel Writing.
Memberships
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- National Association of Science Writers
- National Book Critics Circle
Selected publications
Books
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Crown/Random House, 2010)
Articles
- Henrietta's Dance. John Hopkins Magazine. April 2000.
- An Obsession With Culture. Pitt Magazine. March 2001.
- Cells That Save Lives Are a Mother's Legacy. The New York Times. November 17, 2001.
- The Other Baby Experiment. The New York Times. February 22, 2003.
- Fixing Nemo. The New York Times. May 2, 2004.
- When Pets Attack. New York magazine. October 11, 2004.
- Taking the Least of You. The New York Times Magazine. April 16, 2006.
- Creature Comforts. The New York Times Magazine. December 31, 2008.
References
- ^ a b "Official Website: Bio". RebeccaSkloot.com. Being Wicked. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "Rebecca Skloot profile". University of Memphis: Department of English. Retrieved 17 March 2010.