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Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Fall 2009

Sewell Chan
Bureau Chief/Metropolitan News
The New York Times

Elizabeth Cooney
Correspondent
The Boston Globe

Kelly Crowe
National TV Correspondent
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Linda Dahlstrom
Deputy Health Editor
MSNBC.com

Deborah Fryer
Writer/Producer/Editor
Lila Films, Colorado

Ann Kim
Freelance Film Producer/Director
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Becky Lang
Health, Science and Environment Editor
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Arielle Levin Becker
Staff Reporter
The Hartford Courant

Sacha Pfeiffer
Senior Reporter, Health/Science
WBUR, Boston's NPR news station

Margot Sanger-Katz
Reporter
Concord Monitor, New Hampshire

Deborah Schoch
Freelance writer
Long Beach, California

Monifa Thomas
Health Reporter
Chicago Sun-Times

 

Kavli Workshop: Nano Technology, Summer 2009

Steven Ashley
Freelance Writer / Contrib Editor
Scientific American

Sindya Bhanoo
Freelance Reporter
San Francisco, California

Michael Breu
Editor, Author, Producer
Swiss National Public Television
Zurich, Switzerland

Faye Flam
Science Writer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Margaret Fosmoe
Staff Reporter
South Bend Tribune

Emily Gertz
Freelance
Brooklyn, New York

Sue Goetinck Ambrose
Science Writer
The Dallas Morning News

Elizabeth Landau
Writer/Producer
CNN.com

 

 

Thomas Lee
Business Reporter
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Colin Nickerson
Contributing Science Writer
The Boston Globe

Angela Posada-Swafford
US Correspondent
Muy Interesante magazine

Fenella Saunders
Senior Editor
American Scientist

Andrew Schneider
Independent Investigative Reporter, formerly of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

David Templeton
Health and Science Reporter
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sarah Varney
Health Reporter
KQED Public Radio

 

 

Food Boot Camp, Spring 2009

Lynn Addison
Senior Editor, Features
National Geographic magazine

Singeli Agnew
Freelance Reporter and Filmmaker
Berkeley, California

Philip Brasher
Correspondent
Des Moines Register

Lee Dean
Food editor
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sarah Elton
Freelance
Toronto, Canada

Daemon Fairless
CBC Radio Producer
Toronto, Canada

Georgina Gustin
Reporter
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jerry Hirsch
Staff Writer
Los Angeles Times

 

Katherine Hobson
Senior Editor, Health/Medicine
U.S. News and World Report

Mary Clare Jalonick
Staff Writer
The Associated Press

Lyndsey Layton
National Staff Writer
Washington Post

Jacques Leslie
Freelance Author/Journalist
Mill Valley, California

Alice Park
Writer
TIME magazine

Miranda Van Gelder
Features Editor
Martha Stewart Living

Cheryl Weinstock
Freelance
Weston, Connecticut

Elizabeth Weise
Science Reporter
USA Today

 

 

Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Fall 2008

Judy Benson
Health, Science, Environment reporter
The Day (New London, CT)

Nathan Bernier
Reporter
KUT 90.5 FM (NPR member station)

Melissa Healy
Staff Writer
The Los Angeles Times

Miriam Hill
Pharmaceuticals Reporter
Philadelphia Inquirer

Brandon Keim
Science Writer
Wired.com

Meredith Matthews
Senior Editor
Weekly Reader

Christine McConville
Business Reporter
Boston Herald

 

 

Kathleen McGowan
Freelance/Consulting Editor
New York City, New York

Amanda Schaffer
Freelance
Brooklyn, New York

Seema Singh
National Writer
Mint, a business daily
Bangalore, India

Pauline Tam
Health Writer
Ottawa Citizen

Cheryl Weinstock
Freelance
Weston, Connecticut

Chris Woolston
Freelance
Billings, Montana

 

Kavli Workshop: Frontiers of Brain Science, Summer 2008

Michael Barnes
Freelance TV Writer, Producer, Director
London, England

Elizabeth Bernstein
Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

Laura Blue
Reporter
Time magazine

Robert Boyd
Science Writer
McClatchy newspapers

Douglas Fox
Freelance Science Journalist
San Francisco, California

Cynthia Graber
Freelance
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Melissa Healy
Staff Writer
Los Angeles Times

Victoria Jaggard
Writer / Editor
National Geographic News

Stephen Nohlgren
Reporter / Editor
St. Petersburg Times

Mark Robinson
Articles Editor
Wired magazine

Michel Rochon
Science Journalist
Société Radio-Canada

Mark Roth
Staff Writer
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tina Saey
Molecular Biology Writer
Science News

Nancy Shute
Senior Writer
U.S. News and World Report

Judith Warner
Contributing Columnist
The New York Times


 

Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Fall 2007

Lynn Addison
Senior Editor
National Geographic Magazine

JoNel Aleccia
Medical Reporter
The Spokesman-Review

Kathryn Arnold
Freelance Writer & Editor
Mill Valley, California

Michael Barnes
Freelance TV Writer, Producer, Director
London, England

Mary Carmichael
General Editor
Newsweek

Daniel Costello
Reporter
Los Angeles Times

Michael Edgerly
Editor/Deputy News Director
Minnesota Public Radio News

Dianne Finch
Health and Science Reporter
New Hampshire Public Radio

Alexander Otto
Medical Reporter
The News Tribune

Kyung Song
Health Reporter
The Seattle Times

Fred Tasker
Medical Writer
The Miami Herald

Miranda Van Gelder
Features Editor
Martha Stewart Living


 

Kavli Workshop on The Universe, Summer 2007

Alp Akoglu
Staff Science Writer
Tübitak (The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey)

Beryl Benderly
Freelance Journalist and Author
Washington D.C.

Robert Boyd
Science Writer
McClatchy Newspapers

Stephen Cass
Senior Editor
Discover Media

David Chandler
Freelance
New Hampshire

Alicia Chang
Science Writer
The Associated Press

Ron Cowen
Astronomy/Space Science Reporter
Science News

Sandra Frederick
Bureau Chief
The Daytona Beach News-Journal


Kristin Gronli
Journalist
forskning.no, Norway

Marc Kaufman
Reporter
The Washington Post

Colin Nickerson
Science Writer
The Boston Globe

Larry O'Hanlon
Science Correspondent
Discovery Channel News

Angela Posada Swafford
US Correspondent
Muy Interesante Magazine

Jamie Shreeve
Senior Editor, Science
National Geographic Magazine

Cindy Tumiel
Senior Writer
San Antonio Express-News

 
 

Great Global Crises Boot Camp, Spring 2007

Adam Aston
Editor, Energy and Environment
BusinessWeek

Molly Bentley
Journalist / Radio Reporter
BBC / SETI Institute

Seth Borenstein
Science Writer
The Associated Press

Kelly Crowe
National TV Correspondent
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Christy George
Producer / Host
"Oregon Territory"
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Thomas Hayden
Freelance Journalist
San Francisco, California

Eli Kintisch
Writer
Science Magazine

Susan Moran
Freelance Journalist
Boulder, Colorado

Michelle Nijhuis
Freelance Journalist
Paonia, Colorado

Tom Paulson
Reporter
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Angela Posada Swafford
US Correspondent
Muy Interesante Magazine

Alexandra Witze
Chief of Correspondents - America
Nature Magazine

 

Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Fall 2006

Lorna Benson
Health Care and Environment Reporter
Minnesota Public Radio

Liliana Cadavid
Health and Education Writer
Meximerica Media, Inc.

Luis Fabregas
Reporter
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Anne Geggis  
Reporter
Daytona Beach News-Journal

Catherine Guthrie
Freelance Journalist
Bloomington, Indiana

Katherine Hobson
Senior Editor, Health/Medicine
U.S. News and World Report

 

Anthony Leys
Medical Writer
Des Moines Register

Darren McDermott
Deputy Bureau Chief, Health
The Wall Street Journal

Gary Stix
Special Projects Editor
Scientific American

Michel Rochon
Science Journalist
Société Radio-Canada

Thomas Watkins
News Editor
CNN

Laura Woody Weaver
Assistant Editor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 

Stem Cell Boot Camp, Spring 2006

Jonathan Bor
Medical Reporter
Baltimore Sun

Alicia Chang
Science Writer
Associated Press

Julia Cort
Producer
NOVA

Diana Keough  
Medical Reporter
The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Marie McCullough
Medical Reporter
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Alice Park
Department Head Science
Time magazine

 

Jim Ritter
Health and Science Reporter
Chicago Sun-Times

Bijal Trivedi
Freelance
Washington, D.C.

Dan Vergano
Science Reporter
USA Today

Dave Wahlberg
Health/Medicine Reporter
Wisconsin State Journal

Robert Waters
Health Writer
Bloomberg News Service

Akemi Yoshimoto
Washington Science Correspondent
Kyodo News

 

Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Fall 2005

Christie Aschwanden
Freelance Writer
Cedaredge, Colorado

Allison Aubrey
Science Reporter
National Public Radio

Thomas Blackwell
Senior Reporter
National Post, Toronto

Cheryl Clark
Medical Writer
San Diego Union-Tribune

Pamela Fayerman
Medical/Health Reporter
Vancouver Sun

Denise Gellene
Reporter
Los Angeles Times

 

 

Elizabeth Howton
Science/Health Editor
San Jose Mercury News

Peggy Mears
Independent Radio Producer
Brainchild Productions

Lisa Richwine
Reporter
Reuters

Julie Schmit
Reporter
USA Today

Virginia Smith
Medical Reporter
Philadelphia Inquirer

Nanci Wilson
Investigative Reporter
KEYE-TV CBS Austin

     

Investigative Science Journalism Boot Camp, Spring 2005

Glennda Chui
Reporter
San Jose Mercury News

Gareth Cook
Reporter
The Boston Globe

Trevor Corson
Freelance Writer
Cambridge, MA

Paola Elorza
Meteorologist/
Environmental Reporter
Univision, Miami

Dorsey Griffith
Medical Writer
The Sacramento Bee

Lila Guterman
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education

 

 

Jocelyn Kaiser
Writer
Science magazine

David Kestenbaum
Science Correspondent
National Public Radio

John Mangels
Science Writer
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

Antonio Regalado
Staff Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

Stephen Smith
Executive Editor
American RadioWorks

Liz Szabo
Staff Writer
USA TODAY

     

Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Fall 2004

Laura Beil
Medical Writer
The Dallas Morning News

Sameh Fahmy
Consumer Health Reporter
The Tennessean

Dawn Fallik
Reporter
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tom Graham
Copy Editor
Washington Post

Katrice Hardy
Health Reporter
The Virginian-Pilot

Tina Hesman
Medical Science Reporter
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Carol Hills
Producer
"The World" WGBH/BBC

 

 

Peter McKnight
Columnist/Editorial Writer
Vancouver Sun

Janet Moore
Medical Technology Reporter
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Susan Stevens
Health Writer
Daily Herald

Mike Stobbe
Staff Writer
The Charlotte Observer

Lindsey Tanner
Medical Writer
The Associated Press

Jane Weaver
Health Editor
MSNBC.com

     

Brain Science Boot Camp, Spring 2004

Ivan Amato
Freelance Science Writer

Sandi Doughton
Science Writer
The Seattle Times

Adam Fisher
Senior Editor
Wired magazine

Faye Flam
Science Writer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

W. Wayt Gibbs
Senior Writer
Scientific American

Leslie Laurence
Contributing Editor
Ladies' Home Journal

 

 

Malcolm Ritter
Science Writer
The Associated Press

Gary Robbins
Science Writer
Orange County Register

Mary Ann Roser
Medical Writer
Austin American-Statesman

Jamie Talan
Science Reporter
Newsday

Anthony Van Witsen
Producer
NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

Carl Zimmer
Freelance Science Writer

     

Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Fall 2003

Pamela Berry
Health Writer
The Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi

John Carey
Science/Tech. Correspondent
Business Week

Lisa Greene
Medical Writer
St. Petersburg Times

Carl Hall
Science Writer
San Francisco Chronicle

Kitta MacPherson

Science Writer
The Star-Ledger
Newark, New Jersey

Molly Masland
Health Editor
MSNBC.com

 

 

Rosie Mestel
Staff Writer
Los Angeles Times

Susan Morse
Assistant Editor
The Washington Post

Julia Sommerfeld
Health Reporter
The Seattle Times

Liz Szabo
Medical Reporter
The Virginian-Pilot

Karen Weintraub
Health/Science Section Editor
The Boston Globe

Philip Yam
News Editor
Scientific American

     

Genes & Cells Boot Camp, Fall 2002

Lynn Addison
Articles Editor
National Geographic

Kelly Anne Crowe
National TV Correspondent
Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

John Fleck
Staff Writer
Albuquerque Journal

Judy Foreman
Syndicated Health Columnist

Rachel Gotbaum
Reporter
WBUR Radio, Boston

Diedtra Henderson
Science/Technology Writer
The Denver Post

 

Celia Henry
Special Features Editor
Chemical & Engineering News

Melissa Jordan
Assistant Business Editor
San Jose Mercury News

Marilynn Marchione
Medical Reporter
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Delthia Ricks
Medical Writer
Newsday
Melville, New York

Maureen Taylor
Health Reporter
Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

Luke Timmerman
Biotechnology Reporter
The Seattle Times

 

     

Medical Evidence Boot Camp, Spring 2002

Jonathan Bor
Medical Reporter
Balimore Sun

Nils Bruzelius
Senior Editor/Special Projects
National Public Radio

Michelle Cortez
Health Science Reporter
Bloomberg News

Ricardo Garcia
Environmental Reporter
Publico Newspaper
Lisbon, Portugal

Karen Garloch
Medical Writer
The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte, NC

Gideon Gil
Medical Reporter
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, KY

 

 

Jean Hays
Staff Writer
Wichita Eagle

Marie McCullough
Medical Reporter
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Stephanie Nano
National Desk Supervisor/Reporter
Associated Press

Lorilyn Rackl
Health Writer
Daily Herald Newspaper
Arlington Heights, IL

Mary Ann Roser
Medical Writer
Austin American-Statesman

Rachel Zimmerman
Staff Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

     

Genes & Cells Boot Camp, Fall 2001

Ruth Helena Bellinghini
Copy-editor
O Estado de S. Paulo, Brazil

Kenneth Chang
Science Reporter
The New York Times

Rebecca Corbett
Asst. Managing Editor
The Baltimore Sun

James B. Erickson
Science Reporter
The Rocky Mountain News

Kerry Fehr-Snyder
Science/Health Reporter
Arizona Republic

Kim Frick
Pharmaceutical Reporter
Bloomberg News

 

Kit Frieden
Asst. News Features Editor
Associated Press

Dorsey Griffith
Medical Writer
The Sacramento Bee

Daniel Q. Haney
Medical Editor
Associated Press

Laurie McGinley
Team Leader, Domestic Policy
Wall Street Journal

Jerry Mitchell
Investigative Reporter
The Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi

Steve Sternberg
Medical Writer
USA Today

 

     

Global Climate Change Boot Camp, Spring 2001

Heidi Blattmann
Editor
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
Switzerland

Michael Dunne
Reporter
Baton Rouge Advocate

Christy George
Business & Environment Desk
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Bruce Henderson
Environment Writer
The Charlotte Observer

Richard Hill
Science Writer
The Oregonian

Usha Lee McFarling
Science Reporter
Los Angeles Times

 

Thomas Meersman
Environment Reporter
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Margot Roosevelt
National Correspondent
Time magazine

Ed Struzik
Senior Writer
Edmonton Journal
Canada

Diane Toomey
Science Editor
NPR's Living on Earth

Joe Verrengia
Science Writer
Associated Press

Kazuki Yoshikawa
Deputy Editor
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
Japan

 

     

Genes & Cells Boot Camp, Fall 2000

Ronald Bailey
Science Correspondent
Reason magazine

Anne Fitzgerald
Agribusiness Writer
Des Moines Register

Jim Handman
Senior Producer
Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

A.J. Hostetler
Science Writer
Richmond Times-Dispatch

John Mangels
Science Writer
The Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio

Jeremy Manier
Staff Writer
Chicago Tribune

 

Gianna Milano
Science Reporter
Mondadori Publishing Co.
Milan, Italy

Alison Richards
Editor/Correspondent
National Public Radio

Malcolm Ritter
Science Writer
TAssociated Press

Valeria Roman
Science Reporter
Clarin Newspaper

Byron Spice
Science Editor
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Aaron Zitner
Staff Reporter
The Los Angeles Times

 

     

Genes & Cells Boot Camp, Fall 1999

Tom Abate
Biotech/Health Care Reporter
San Francisco Chronicle

Patricia Anstett
Medical Writer
Detroit Free Press

Philip Boffey
Dep. Editorial Page Editor
The New York Times

Cheryl Clark
Medical Writer
San Diego Union-Tribune

Julia Cort
Producer
NOVA, WGBH Boston

Reg Gale
Health and Science Editor
Newsday
Melville, New York

 

Justin Gillis
Biotechnology Reporter
The Washington Post

Peter Gorner
Science Writer
Chicago Tribune

Robin Marantz Henig
Freelance Writer

Claudia Kalb
General Editor/Health Writer
Newsweek

Marcelo Leite
Special Reporter
Folha De S.Paulo
Brazil

Sharon Schmickle
Staff Writer
Minneapolis Star Tribune