Kristel Tjandra, PhD

Kristel Tjandra is a science journalism intern at Drug Discovery News. She earned a PhD in chemistry from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Kristel  is currently a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University where she develops rapid diagnostics for multidrug-resistant bacteria. Her research focuses on therapeutics and diagnostics for cancer and infectious diseases. When not writing, she enjoys spending time outdoors playing tennis, cycling, and swimming.

Articles by Kristel Tjandra, PhD

Cancer cells sit in front of DNA strands and red blood cells.
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A scanning electron microscope image of a Schistosoma mansoni parasite.
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A schematic of a bacteria and its genetic material.
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Immune cells are shown as yellow and pink cells killing cancerous tumors in a 3D illustration.
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Image showing two sample bottles and syringes containing oil and gelling agents used to make the oleogel formulation.
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Headshots of two research scientists involved in studying bacterial-phage interaction
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Image of a willow tree leave, three ibuprofen pills and a bottle of aspirin with the chemical structure drawn on it.
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An orange rod-shaped bacterium with blue flagella.
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An image of a person is shown with attention drawn to fat accumulated in his liver, a feature of the liver disease non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Next to the person is a blue circle with an image of a liver with kisspeptin hormone receptors depicted on the surface of the liver and arrows pointing downward to indicate a decrease in fatty liver and NASH.
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A scanning electron microscope image of silicon nanoneedles
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Scientists at the University of Tsukuba implanted optical fibers into narcoleptic mouse brains to optogenetically stimulate dopamine excitation.
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