Pete's team at UCSF handles communications and media outreach for basic and translational science across the enterprise. A graduate of Brown University, Pete has worked in science publishing, editing, and communications for more than 25 years. He holds a master's degree in science and medical journalism from Boston University. Pete was chief academic organizer of ScienceWriters2010 in New Haven, and served on the Organizing Committee for the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists, held in San Francisco in 2017.