Ricki Lewis has built an eclectic career in communicating the excitement of genetics and genomics, combining skills as a geneticist and a journalist. She currently writes the popular weekly blog, DNA Science, at Public Library of Science and contributes frequent articles to Medscape Medical News and the Genetic Literacy Project. Dr. Lewis has authored or coauthored several university-level textbooks and is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It, as well as an essay collection, a novel, and a short "basics" book on human genetics. She teaches an online course on "Genethics" for the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical College and is a genetic counselor for a private medical practice. Her passion is rare genetic diseases; she writes often about affected families who are pioneering DNA-based treatments.
