Erin Digitale, PhD, is a senior science writer in the Office of Communications. She earned a bachelor’s of science in biochemistry from the University of British Columbia and a doctorate in nutrition from the University of California, Davis, where she helped develop a new animal model of Type 2 diabetes. She holds a certificate in science writing from UC Santa Cruz and writes for the Stanford Medicine about pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, nutrition, and children’s health policy. Erin’s writing has been recognized with several national-level awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. When she isn’t settling down at her desk with a pile of scientific studies and a large cup of tea, you can find her swimming, experimenting in the kitchen or going on hikes with her kids.