Gillian Dohrn

Science Journalist

United States

I graduated from the Science Communication Master's Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in June 2024. I'm now writing about climate tech for GeekWire in Seattle, where I grew up.

As an undergraduate at Colorado College, I studied molecular and cellular biology and journalism. I enjoy learning about human health, healthcare, and the intersection of science and society. I love that this job challenges me to dig into new things and broaden my horizons, and I welcome the chance to go where I have not yet been in writing.

Portfolio
Nature
06/26/2024
Does Ozempic boost fertility? What the science says

Blockbuster weight-loss drugs have been linked to unexplained pregnancies. Research shows it is plausible, but more data is needed. Blockbuster weight-loss drugs have been linked to unexplained pregnancies. Research shows it is plausible, but more data is needed.

Nature
05/16/2024
Gut microbes linked to fatty diet drive tumour growth

Scientists know there is a link between obesity and some cancers. A study in mice and people suggests why that might be. Scientists know there is a link between obesity and some cancers. A study in mice and people suggests why that might be.

Nature
05/15/2024
Organoids merge to model the blood-brain barrier

Combining a brain organoid with a blood-vessel organoid yields a system similar to a protective mesh in the brain. Combining a brain organoid with a blood-vessel organoid yields a system similar to a protective mesh in the brain.

Nature
05/05/2024
Puppy-dog eyes in wild canines sparks rethink on dog evolution

The eyebrows of the African wild dog have scientists wondering whether other dogs can make the irresistible 'puppy-dog eyes' expression. The eyebrows of the African wild dog have scientists wondering whether other dogs can make the irresistible 'puppy-dog eyes' expression.

Nature
04/30/2024
Not just truffles: dogs can sniff out surpassingly rare native fungus

Daisy, a member of a breed used to find fungal delicacies, detected a critically endangered Australian fungus faster than a trained human could. Daisy, a member of a breed used to find fungal delicacies, detected a critically endangered Australian fungus faster than a trained human could.

Nature
04/18/2024
Why queasiness kills hunger: brain circuit identified

Feelings of hunger, nausea and fullness seem to be governed by separate brain circuits, finds a study in mice. Feelings of hunger, nausea and fullness seem to be governed by separate brain circuits, finds a study in mice.

Mongabay Environmental News
11/30/2023
Ecologists help migratory birds adapt to climate change

A team of scientists drives across northern Europe under the cloak of darkness in a white van full of carefully caged songbirds. They're on their way from the Netherlands to Sweden, where winter weather will linger for two weeks longer. The birds in the van are European pied flycatchers who arrived in the Netherlands earlier [...]

Stanford News
11/08/2023
How mice choose to eat or to drink | Stanford News

A new Stanford study uses behavioral analysis, neural engineering, electrophysiology, and math to explore how mice decide whether to eat or drink when they are both hungry and thirsty.

the Guardian
03/16/2018
Come together: how music is rebuilding bridges in divided Balkans

Back in the days of Yugoslavia, they used to call music "the seventh republic" - a great unifier in a region prone to division. Today, in a small schoolroom in Mostar, it is still bringing people together. Here, the curriculum is rock'n'roll, the pupils are from both sides of a still-divided city, and the professors are stars.