Hello to all my fellow scientists! I'm Camille and I'm so excited to be one of the new digital liaisons for the AAAS LSEN community. A bit about me - I grew up on a livestock farm in upstate New York and completed my undergraduate degree at Cornell University and my doctorate at the University of Texas Medical Branch. My background is infectious disease focused and I've been working as a science and medical writer for two years.
My niche within this space is plain language science communication and patient/public engagement. I'm really proud of my work on the Infectious Science Podcast, a science and health education podcast that is a collaboration between myself, a physician, a veterinarian and other researchers. We have reached audiences in 88 countries and it's so exciting to be part of a team that is democratizing access to science and health information on a global scale. You can also always find me talking about cool science and untangling the web of infectious diseases on my substack Health in Plain English.
When not writing or thinking about science, I'm an avid reader. For the past few years I have on average read 10 books a month - so please send me book recommendations if you have them (fiction and non-fiction alike)! I also routinely take on 100-day creative projects (my current project which I am on Day 36 of is embroidering a sweatshirt, even if it is just one stitch a day).
I'd love to connect with anyone interested in science communication, community engagement, podcasting or medical writing!
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Camille Ledoux
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