Michelle Pflumm is an independent scientific editor and writer currently focusing on the neurosciences. An experienced multimedia journalist, she has covered the latest in science and medicine for Nature Medicine, Nature Methods, the ALS Research Forum and ALS Today. A huge NPR fan, Michelle also produced two stories for WBUR’s World of Ideas. In 2010, she worked as a multimedia content developer at Children’s Hospital Boston and in 2008, as a scientific editor for Nature Methods. She holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, a B.A. in Chemistry from Haverford College and a M.S. in Science and Medical Journalism from Boston University.