Lisa Willemse
Lisa is a science communicator with 15+ years' experience in the fields of regenerative medicine, child development and technology. She launched this blog (first as the Stem Cell Network Blog) in 2009, and served as co-editor until April 2015. She is currently the Director, Communications & Public Affairs for the Stem Cell Network, and has contributed to Motherboard, Science Borealis and the Genome Alberta and Canadian Blood Services blogs. Follow her on Twitter and Medium @WillemseLA.
Posts by: Lisa
Right Turn: Nailed it! The making of a stem cell exhibit
A few months ago, I mentioned that we were involved in the creation of a traveling science exhibit with a number of great partners, and introduced one of the fictional characters, the “Regenerator”, who will be appearing as one of our stem cell superheroes. A lot has happened in the three months, and the exhibit, […]
Right Turn: Fire(flies) in the belly
> It’s July the 4th, a date that most people, or at least Americans, equate with celebrations and fireworks. Less known in the broader world is July 1st, which happens to be Canada Day in my neck of the woods. It also features celebration and fireworks. As lovely as the fireworks were at my local community centre on […]
Right Turn: Riding high with stem cells
> Cycling season is in full gear and for the rapidly growing number of enthusiasts, it means many miles on tarmac and trail, Strava leaderboard competitions and various degrees of obsession with the world’s major races. I’m not much of a road rider (give me a rock, root or mud-infested trail any day), but I […]
Right Turn: The creative process
I’m starting this post with an image that more or less sums up my life over the past two weeks, which has been rather intensely focused on creativity. This was the second time I traveled to Banff to be part of the Science Communications program at the Banff Centre, a very worthwhile sojourn for scientists […]