Andrew Saintsing, PhD

Andrew joined Drug Discovery News as an Intern in 2023. He earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 2022 and has written for Integrative and Comparative Biology and the Journal of Experimental Biology. As an intern at DDN, he writes about everything from microbes in the digestive tract to anatomical structures in the inner ear. When not writing, Andrew enjoys running and hiking in nature.

Articles by Andrew Saintsing, PhD

A cartoon shows a silhouette of a human head without a top. Smaller people stand around the head. Most are elevated by ladders and poles and pulling on threads that start in the head and end in question marks.

Nov 14, 2023|5 min read

By Andrew Saintsing, PhD

What foraging teaches about mental health

Investigating the neural and molecular pathways that help foragers decide when to look for better resources could lead to new ways to treat mental health conditions.