Julia Evangelou Strait

Senior Sciences Writer

Julia covers medical news in genomics, cancer, cardiology, developmental biology, biochemistry & molecular biophysics, and gut microbiome research. In 2022, she won a gold award for excellence in the Robert G. Fenley Writing Awards competition. Given by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the award recognized her coverage of long COVID-19. Before joining Washington University in 2010, she was a freelance writer covering science and medicine. She has a research background with stints in labs focused on bioceramics, human motor control and tissue-engineered heart valves. She is a past Missouri Health Journalism Fellow and a current member of the National Association of Science Writers. She holds a bachelor's degree in engineering science from Iowa State University and a master's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Minnesota.

Stories by: Julia Evangelou Strait

June 24, 2015
New nanoparticle-based imaging agent
Clinical studies begin on a tiny technology that could help identify patients at high risk of stroke by revealing dangerous plaque in arteries.
Outlook Magazine
April 15, 2015
People and their dogs may benefit from similar therapies
Canine companions share our lives. They even get similar cancers. These connections suggest a new frontier of mutually beneficial therapies.
Outlook Magazine
October 24, 2014
Research sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses
Washington University researchers are studying respiratory viruses to better understand how they contribute to asthma and other conditions.
Innovate Magazines, School of Medicine
October 3, 2014
Researchers seek method to predict aggressiveness of oral cancer
Studying oral cancer in mice, researchers have found a way to predict the aggressiveness of similar tumors in people, an early step toward a diagnostic test that could guide treatment.
Innovate Magazines, School of Medicine
February 14, 2012
Antibiotics and sinus infections
A new study shows that antibiotics are no more effective against sinus infections than a placebo.
Innovate Magazines

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