Pepper St. Clair (she/her) is a scientist, living south of the San Francisco Bay Area, who uses creative multimedia strategies to connect scientists with those most affected by their work.
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about me
about me
"The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity."
Mae Jemison, engineer, physician and former NASA astronaut
My love for both art and science began before my memories start and both have been principal in my personal, academic and professional development. The objective of my efforts as an aspiring geneticist and science curator is to invite people into science news and discussion as active participants regardless of their scientific, educational or sociopolitical background. People learn and engage with new information in many different ways and I aim to participate in the broad communication of science news and education in written, visual and multimedia formats. Everyone can learn something new about our genomes today but not everyone has an accessible way to engage with the growing knowledge of genome science. With the collective efforts of researchers, informed practitioners, science communicators and a diverse community I believe we can change the world using As, Ts, Cs and Gs.
areas of focus
areas of focus
Genetics and Genomics Research
Genetics and Genomics Research
past: antibiotic resistance gene horizontal transfer (Camps Lab, Univeristy of California, Santa Cruz)
present: gene-disease validity and variant pathogenicity curation using ClinGen and ACMG frameworks (Berg Lab, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
future: I aspire to complete a doctorate degree focused on public health, genome science and rare disease
present: gene-disease validity and variant pathogenicity curation using ClinGen and ACMG frameworks (Berg Lab, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
future: I aspire to complete a doctorate degree focused on public health, genome science and rare disease
Science Writing and Communication
Science Writing and Communication
past: first place at local research oral presentation competition and second place at state research oral presentation competition competition (California State Univeristy, Monterey Bay)
present: UCSC Science Communication graduate program. social media and institutional communication for NIH-funded public resource (ClinGen Resource)
future: vigorous science communication inviting a broader community into genetics news
present: UCSC Science Communication graduate program. social media and institutional communication for NIH-funded public resource (ClinGen Resource)
future: vigorous science communication inviting a broader community into genetics news
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
past: Earth Day tabling for Habitat Stewardship Program (California State University, Monterey Bay)
present: co-chair for ClinGen Community Curation Working Group, training coordinator for Baseline Annotation (ClinGen Resource)
future: multimedia science communication aimed at engaging underrepresented groups in genome science
contact
contact
for inquires on ClinGen Resource matters including incorporating Baseline Annotation into your course or training materials please contact me through volunteer@clinicalgenome.org
for all other inquires please contact me at pepperstclair@gmail.com
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