Marisa Wexler, MS,  senior science writer—

Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.

Articles by Marisa Wexler

Vacuolated lymphocytes help diagnose Batten in 7-year-old

Blood tests to look for a specific type of abnormal immune cell called vacuolated lymphocytes may help diagnose juvenile Batten disease, a report showed. The study, “Vacuolated lymphocytes: a diagnostic biomarker for CLN3-related Batten disease,” was published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.  Juvenile Batten disease…

Response to beeps may measure juvenile Batten disease progression

Measuring how unconscious brain signals respond to different sounds may help track neurocognitive decline in people with juvenile Batten disease, a new study suggests. The study, “Assessing the integrity of auditory sensory memory processing in CLN3 disease (Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten disease)): an auditory evoked…