Christie Wilcox is a scientist and science writer who currently authors the Science Sushi blog for Discover. She received her B.S. with honors in Marine Science from Eckerd College in 2007, and began pursuing her Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2009. Her career as a writer began in between those degrees, when she began blogging at Observations of a Nerd in 2008 (orginally a blogspot, picked up by ScienceBlogs). She is renowned in the science blogosphere for her delicate balance of contemporary science and scientific perspective seasoned with just the right amount of wit and humor. She blogs on a wide variety of topics, though tends to be driven by her scientific interests and often writes about evolution, genetics and marine ecology. Her award-winning posts have been featured in the Open Laboratory, an anthology of the best science writing online, for four years running and landed on the pages of major media outlets including The New York Times. She has also become recognized for her passionate appeal to draw scientists online, and has led workshops for other scientists on how to engage through new media for major scientific organizations including the National Institutes of Health and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

What others have said about Christie Wilcox:
"One to watch – a scientist and science writer whose accessible and enthusiastic style has been growing for years."
Ed Yong, of Not Exactly Rocket Science and award-winning science writer

"Observations of a Nerd is funny, passionate, sometimes NSFW, and always enlightening. Read it."
Carl Zimmer, of The Loom and award-winning author and journalist

"When Christie Wilcox dissects a scientific paper or an issue, that is the sharpest, most definitive and usually the final word on the subject. Highly recommended!"
Bora Zivkovic, of A Blog Around the Clock
  
"Christie Wilcox has a knack for turning obscure and strange subjects into compelling posts."
Brian Switek, of Laelaps and author of Written in Stone
  
"Christie Wilcox has a knack for making science interesting to read for a general audience, which is an important skill for any scientist to have."
Allie Wilkinson, of Oh, For The Love of Science!
  
"Bloggers like Christie draw us non-scientists right in and get us interested and coming back for more...  I would like to see more females step up, speak out and blog the way Christie does with an honest open mind, strength and humor."
Kristyn Bellman, a blog enthusiast