Alyssa Khoo

Hi! I'm Alyssa, a 3rd year Biomedical Sciences student doing the neuroscience stream. I'm running for Biology editor as I would love to have a role in conveying students' interests to a wider audience in a scientific context. Whilst I'm most passionate about human biology, I've found myself accumulating weird animal facts (woodpeckers wrap their tongue around their brain) and am eager to continue expanding my breadth of Biology knowledge.

My experience as an editor for the Biology section in the Young Scientists Journal, an international peer-reviewed science journal, has allowed me to refine skills that I believe will equip me well to execute the role of Biology editor. Not only have I cultivated a keen eye for grammar and clarity, but I also found myself reading around areas of Biology that I was unfamiliar with so that I could provide constructive feedback.

Scientific communication has always had a special place in my heart and I strongly value the ability to fluently convey scientific ideas to audiences that are not necessarily experts in the specific subject. Science Magazine society is the ideal place for aspiring scientists to both practice writing skills as well as share topics they're passionate about and I would love the opportunity to be more involved with the running of the society. As your Biology editor, I hope to uphold this standard and collaborate with both the committee and the authors to produce work we are all proud of. 

Thank you for reading! :)