
Joanna Owens, PhD
Joanna brings more than 20 years’ experience writing about a wide range of scientific topics in biosciences, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. After a PhD in Molecular Toxicology, Joanna began a career in science publishing, as associate editor on Drug Discovery Today and later as senior editor, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. In 2007, she joined one of the world’s largest biomedical charities, Cancer Research UK, specializing in plain language science communications for patients and the public. Joanna has been a freelance writer since 2017, covering all biomedical topics with a focus on oncology, pharmacology and drug discovery.

Approaches to Preventing Healthcare-Related Infections

Future Foods: Ensuring Sustainability of Our Global Food Supply

Advances in Spheroid and Organoid Engineering and Applications

Using Epidemiology in Virology: Experiences From COVID-19

Five Advances in Fragment-Based Drug Discovery

Exploring the Immune System and Cancer

Towards Improved Data Reproducibility

Five Innovations in Cell-Based Therapy

Sequencing the Microbiome: Five Recent Advances
