Jessica Desamero, PhD

2000+ queer scientists have shared their stories with @500QueerSci, and my latest for @ASBMB Today features three of these amazing scientists, along with the founder of this organization. Please take a look! asbmb.org/asbmb-today/op…

And here is the link to my story assignment for this workshop, which I’m proud of (I loved the challenge!): casw.org/news/uncoverin…

My first time at the ComSciCon-SciWri workshop & ScienceWriters conference last month was a blast! I received mentorship & advice from 2 amazing scicomm professionals & met many great people, including fellow scientists aspiring to be science communicators too! 💛🔬🖋️

Some news sources say that AI may deplete water drinking sources, while others argue that AI's water use is relatively minuscule. "The actual, real story about AI water [use] is a lot more nuanced," Shaolei Ren said. Read more to find out how! casw.org/news/uncoverin…

MAMDANI WINS NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE — PROJECTION

Early this morning, our city still in darkness, I set off to walk the Brooklyn Bridge. As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city. Tomorrow, we win it together.

Adding visuals makes articles more engaging & helps clarify complex concepts, especially for non-scientists. I also wanted to continue exploring the Canva platform. In this article, I created 2 visuals with Canva, and a 3rd visual with the help of BioRender. Please take a look!

Want to join us in our mission to make cancer research more accessible? There’s still time! If interested, please fill out our form by Aug. 22. (DM us for the link!)

CARE FOR GAZA - 2025 chuffed.org/project/carefo…

Next up is past research news related to neuroscience and nutrition. Here is the 1st article of my 2nd set of posts! (the one for scientists) Thank you to Dr. Das and Dr. O’Brien for interviewing with me!

One highlight of grad school was presenting my research at the 2023 @CUNYSciCom symposium. It was really fun to reimagine how I can present my research to an 8th grade level audience, & I ended up creating a whole superhero storyline. Here’s what I did in a modified written form!

My first OncoBites article in a while, please take a look! I might even do a follow-up article on this topic in the future 👀

I’m an ER nurse. Undocumented folks do not receive federal healthcare like these Republicans keep suggesting UNLESS it's a life or death situation. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” strips healthcare access from 17 million American citizens.

planned parenthood is not just abortions btw. They provide cancer screenings, wellness checkups, std/sti testing and treatment, birth control, pregnancy tests abortion services, as well as access to prenatal care, AND post partum care.

A new mural in France depicting Lady Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled the day before America's Independence Day.

Every Member of Congress who voted for this disastrous piece of legislation must pay a price at the ballot box during the next election. They do not deserve to be re-elected and they must be defeated.

We’re not defeated. Let’s pray with our actions, including our 2026 midterm votes.

Since 2019, I did various #scicomm efforts. This year, I’m launching my own blog site, Jess Translating Science (@jessttscience)! 🥹 Here I’ll highlight & translate science for both scientists & any science lover. Please check it out! (more coming soon!) jesstranslatingscience.com

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Researchers found that a circuit between the nervous and immune system mediates cancer-associated depression and apathy. This highlights a unique neurobiological relationship between cancer, inflammation and psychiatric depression. Anthony Tao writes. oncobites.blog/2025/06/18/fro…

Well put! 👏