Mónica Feliú-Mójer

Mónica is a research scientist turned science communicator. She is the manager of outreach programs at the University of Washington Department of Biostatistics. Mónica is also the vice-director and news editor-in-chief of Ciencia Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization connecting scientists for the promotion of science and science education in Puerto Rico and among Hispanics in the U.S. She is passionate about sharing science, making connections, baseball and chocolate. You can reach her on Twitter @moefeliu.
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Protected African elephants at Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. (Photo by Alex Stonehill)

From poop to ivory, how science can stop poaching

by Mónica Feliú-Mójer
Every year as many as 50,000 elephants are killed in Africa for the illegal ivory trade. If this trend continues, African elephants could be extinct within a decade. An increasing demand for ivory in emerging markets like China — where ivory is considered a sign of wealth — has led to the killing of more […]
Apr 16, 2014
Scientists at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture work on decoding the cassava genome. (Photo from Flickr by Neil Palmer)

UW scientists use diverse genome data to unlock Hispanic health risks

by Mónica Feliú-Mójer
By combining a resource called 1000 Genomes and the largest study of Hispanic health in the country, biostatisticians at UW hope to better understand risk factors for diseases like diabetes and asthma. Leer en Español
Jan 16, 2014
Scientists at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture work on decoding the cassava genome. (Photo from Flickr by Neil Palmer)

Científicos en UW estudian la diversidad genética para mejorar la salud hispana

by Mónica Feliú-Mójer
Bioestadísticos de la UW combinan un recurso llamado 1000 Genomas con el más grande estudio sobre la salud hispana en E.E.U.U. para entender los factores genéticos de riesgo para enfermedades como la diabetes y el asma. Read in English