Roxanne Khamsi oversees science coverage as the chief news editor at the journal Nature Medicine. Her writing has appeared in publications such as The Economist, Scientific American, Slate and The New York Times Magazine. Early in her career, she worked as a staff reporter for New Scientist in London and Boston, covering topics ranging from neuroscience to genetics. She has received recognition for her work, including the Walter C. Alvarez Award from the American Medical Writers Association and a first-place award from the Association of Health Care Journalists in the trade publication category. Khamsi earned her B.A. in Biology from Dartmouth College.