Anne is a science writer at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory where she covers topics such as quantum computing, nanotechnology, cyber security, and more. Before joining the lab, she was a science communications fellow at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and an intern at Sky & Telescope magazine. She has also published work in the Atlantic, Men's Health, and the T.J. Eckleburg Review.

Twitter: @anniemcg13
Email: amcgovern13@gmail.com

Mónica Medina is an integrative biologist interested in the ecology and evolution of marine organisms. Her current research focuses on different aspects of cnidarian-algal symbiosis and cnidarian-microbe interactions. Her lab uses a combination of experimental field based approaches with molecular and genomic tools in the lab. Medina earned her Ph.D. in marine biology and fisheries at the University of Miami and taught at the University of California, Merced, before joining Penn State.

Twitter: @MedinaLabPSU
Web: http://medinalab.org/new/

An actively practicing cardiologist and a committed teacher, Kiran Musunuru holds an MD and PhD and master's degrees in law and public health. He trained at Harvard University, Cornell University Medical College, The Rockefeller University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the genetics of heart disease, seeking to identify genetic factors that protect against disease and use them to develop therapies to protect the entire population. In his recent work he has been using gene editing to create a one-shot “vaccination” against heart attacks, the leading cause of death worldwide. He is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the White House and the American Heart Association's Award of Meritorious Achievement. He is the author of The CRISPR Generation: The Story of the World's First Gene-Edited Babies, which is being published in October 2019.

A seasoned science and medical communicator with expertise in public affairs, journalism and broadcast media, Michael joined the Johns Hopkins Medicine media team as senior media relations representative in March 2019. In this role, he communicates and promotes the research, clinical advances, service lines and related initiatives for a diverse group of the institute’s divisions.

Michael came to Hopkins after 27 years at the federal government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). At NIST, he served from 1991 to 2007 as director of media relations and then for the next 11 years as senior communications officer.

Prior to NIST, Michael worked as a reporter for the Houston Chronicle, a medical TV writer/producer for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, a features reporter at an NPR affiliate, an ABC-TV news producer, an audiovisual production manager and media officer for a Fortune 500 oil and gas company, and a press officer/science writer for the National Cancer Institute. He also has been a successful, award-winning freelance writer and editor for more than 35 years, primarily on medical and science topics. From 1990 until 2006, he penned the popular “Answer Line” question-and-answer column for the Journal Newspapers in the Greater Washington, D.C., area.

Michael holds bachelor’s degrees in microbiology from Clemson University and communications from the University of Houston, and he completed one year toward a Ph.D. in virology at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a member of the D.C. Science Writers Association and the National Association of Science Writers, for which he is co-chair of the Public Information Officers Committee and has helped plan eight annual meetings as a member of the Programs Committee. In 2013, NASW honored Michael with the Diane McGurgan Service Award.

Twitter: @MENewman17
Email: mnewma25@jhmi.edu

Shannon Odell is a Brooklyn-based writer, comedian and scientist. She co-hosts and produces "Drunk Science," an experimental comedy show deemed "a stroke of genius" by Gothamist and a finalist in TruTV's comedy break out initiative. She co-created, writes and stars in the Inverse original series "Your Brain on Blank," where she explains the science behind how everything — from alcohol to caffeine to puppies — affects the brain. She can be seen on The Science Channel where she acts as a regular science correspondent for the show "What on Earth!" She performs monthly with her improv group MOOF at the UCB theater. She can also be seen at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she is a neuroscience Ph.D. candidate studying epigenetics and memory.

Twitter: @shodell
Email: odellshan@gmail.com

Kristin Ozelli commissions and edits "Deep Dives," Spectrum's long-form stories on important topics in autism research. She joined the team in 2017. Previously, she was a senior editor at Scientific American and Scientific American MIND magazines, and worked at the Natural History Museum in London.

Pitching guidelines:

Spectrum is always looking for new writers and feature stories that delve deep into scientific and social trends within the autism community: How are autism and schizophrenia related? What are scientists learning from 'baby siblings'? What is parenting like on the spectrum? (For more examples, see: https://spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/). The best Spectrum features present a clear argument, supported by recent studies and interviews with multiple scientists and families. Ideally, they blend emerging research and human experience on the spectrum. To pitch, send a few paragraphs outlining your idea — along with who you think the main characters in your story might be (both scientists and other subjects, if you've figured that out) — to kristin@spectrumnews.org. Our features run between 2,500 and 4,000 words in length. Scientists are our primary audience but because our features are often syndicated, these stories need to be written in language that is accessible to everyone.

Email: kristin@spectrumnews.org

Clinton Parks is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance science writer whose work has appeared in Slate and Science. He has a B.S. in psychology with a minor in biology from Morehouse College. He has published in AAAS, the Society for Neuroscience, Undark and the American Physical Society, to name a few. From November 2003 through April 2006, Parks served as staff writer of AAAS' Minority Scientists Network, the online network for current and prospective minority scientists. From October 2006 through May 2015, he served as a staff writer and web producer for the trade publication SpaceNews. He is a 2016 DiverseScholar SciComm Diversity Travel Fellow and a 2017 Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources Fellow.

Twitter: @crparks3
Email: crparks3@gmail.com