Erika Gebel Berg

Washington, D.C., United States

Director and Senior Editor at Science Magazine

Science writer, biophysicist, wanderer, and alpha cook.

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The future of heart health: AI, immunity, and personalized prevention

3 days ago | science.org | Erika Gebel Berg

This podcast is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. Despite decades of progress, heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide.
Bright ideas, brilliant metal: How palladium shines across disciplines

2 weeks ago | science.org | Emma Schofield |Erika Gebel Berg

26 9:00 Register NOWRemaining time: 19 DAYS | 17 HRS | 19 MINS Francis VerpoortSpeaker Michael S. WongSpeaker Richard LiuSpeaker Emma SchofieldSpeaker Erika Gebel Berg, Ph.D.Moderator This webinar is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. Palladium is at the heart of breakthrough research shaping a more sustainable and technologically advanced future. This panel brings together leading scientists at the forefront of palladium science to explore its transformative role in...
Bright breakthroughs: Real stories of beating rare disease

Nov 8, 2024 | science.org | Bill Hobbs |Michelle Werner |David C. Fajgenbaum |Erika Gebel Berg

In this webinar, we will dive into the powerful potential of combining protein and RNA measurements within the same tissue section to advance our understanding of complex pathological processes. By integrating spatial transcriptomics with multiplex immunofluorescence, we can uncover detailed information about tissue architecture and how individual cells communicate and interact within their local microenvironment.
Taming autoimmune disease: The expanding role of B cell depletion therapies

Sep 27, 2024 | science.org | Georg Schett |Thomas Ernst Dorner |Erika Gebel Berg

Our bodies are in a constant balancing act known as homeostasis. The ringleader behind all this? Autophagy, an essential lysosome-mediated degradation pathway that maintains cellular viability and death in response to various intra- and extra-cellular stress. It determines whether we remain healthy or succumb to diseases, such as cancer, Parkinson’s, and diabetes, and scientists have recently made headway in elucidating its pathways. Autophagy appears to be a double-edged sword.
Engineering organoid therapies for digestive diseases

Feb 16, 2024 | science.org | James Wells |Erika Gebel Berg

This podcast is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. How do we build an organ? By studying the steps the body takes to turn stem cells into organs, scientists can now construct tiny organ-like cell clusters. These organoids are helping combat disease as testing grounds for potential medications, but they also are being explored as direct therapies.
Epigenetic patterns, personalized medicine, and bitey mice

Jan 26, 2024 | science.org | Andrew Pospisilik |Erika Gebel Berg

This podcast is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. What makes us who we are? The old nature-nurture debate is becoming more nuanced, as epigenetics emerges as a third pillar of self next to genes and environment. Epigenetics helps explain why twins are different or why some laboratory mice with identical genes are more bitey than others.
Compressing the next 250 years of chemistry research into the next 25

Dec 22, 2023 | science.org | Brian Abrahamson |Nathan Baker |Erika Gebel Berg

22 11:00 Register NOWRemaining time: 29 DAYS | 17 HRS | 36 MINS Brian AbrahamsonSpeaker Nathan BakerSpeaker Erika Gebel Berg, Ph.D.Moderator This webinar is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. With today’s new generation of cloud-based high performance computing (HPC) and AI tools, researchers in computational chemistry and materials science are scaling and accelerating efforts that could address some of our world’s toughest challenges. While there are few concrete...
Standing out in the storm: Caregiving in rare disease

Dec 22, 2023 | science.org | Danielle B Rice |Saundra M. Gumerove |Erika Gebel Berg

18 12:00 Register NOWRemaining time: Danielle RiceSpeaker Saundra GumeroveSpeaker Richard E. Poulin IISpeaker Erika Gebel Berg, Ph.D.Moderator This webinar is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. Whoever came up with the expression “Not all heroes wear capes” probably had a caregiver in mind. Caring for someone with a rare disease comes with a maelstrom of challenges, often requiring a multifaceted approach that addresses medical, emotional, and practical needs. This...
Reaching beyond the science in genomics education: Connecting scientists to spark innovation and discovery

Dec 6, 2023 | science.org | Segun Fatumo |David Adams |Erika Gebel Berg |Josefina Campos

Erika Gebel Berg, Ph.D.Moderator Genomics is a fast-moving field that is revolutionizing the way we understand biology.
Another dimension: How 3D organoids are transforming cancer immunotherapy

Nov 17, 2023 | science.org | Xiaowei Xu |Giuseppe Curigliano |Erika Gebel Berg

Register NOWRemaining time: 10 DAYS | 10 HRS | 32 MINS Xiaowei Xu, M.D., Ph.D.Speaker Giuseppe Curigliano, M.D., Ph.D.Speaker Erika Gebel Berg, Ph.D.Moderator By some estimates, 96% of experimental drugs fail to make it to market. Not only does this mean that people are left without life-saving medications, but scientists are wasting an enormous amount of time and resources on dead-end projects. New methods are needed to make the drug development process more efficient. Cancer immunotherapy...