Combining the Power of Communication and Science
to Spark Change.
Sara Serritella is an award-winning investigative journalist turned Director of Communications at the Institute for Translational Medicine that’s powered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and she is a lecturer at The University of Chicago and UChicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine.
Sara enjoys teaching science communication to physicians, researchers, faculty, medical students, and undergraduates, and her high-energy presentations grace the stages of global and national conferences.
As a partner at Vantius and licensed private detective, Sara’s favorite high-profile cases are helping to exonerate wrongfully-convicted individuals. She is also a proud alum of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications.
Sara is a lover of rescue pit bulls, yoga, travel, and awesome alliteration.




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Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle, MD | Interim Vice Chairperson, Faculty Affairs Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences
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Teaching
Physicians, Researchers, and Students How to Best Communicate with the Public.
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UChicago undergraduate science major

UChicago undergraduate science major
Teaching Undergrads How to Talk About Science
An innovator in science communications
Launching creative campaigns and leading internal and external communications for initiatives funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Making health research opportunities easily accessible and understandable for everyone.
Hear from Sara in this NBC News Coverage of The New Normal Launch to Help Humanity
NBC Coverage: Here's How to Join COVID-19 Research Studies From Home
Fight COVID-19 and More With The New Normal™ Movement
The New Normal For Researchers
Northwestern Launches Collaborative Project to Match Research Studies, Research Participants
Chief Hooman Officer Sara Serritella Explains Save Da Hoomans!
Steve Dale's Pet World Show Features Sara Serritella and Save Da Hoomans
NIH CTSA Program Recognizes SDH as "Best of" Communications Initiative
Dogs Are Mobilizing to Save Their Humans
ITM Announces Launch on WGN
A private detective and crisis communications expert
Applying science-based strategies to high-profile local and national cases
Jackson native, her husband help exonerate Illinois man wrongly imprisoned for almost 30 years
A journalist
Sara's award-winning work and ghostwriting has appeared in media outlets across the country.





