Journalist
Specialty Subjects : Alzheimer's & related dementias, food allergies, immunotherapy, neuroimmunology
Enter your professional bio here : I'm a freelance science and health journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. My stories have appeared in Scientific American, Undark, Nature, JAMA, Medscape, Science News, Quanta, NPR and other outlets. I launched my journalism career in 2003 by way of the UC Santa Cruz science communication program and, prior to that, earned a BS in biological sciences from Stanford University and a PhD in immunology from Harvard University. You can find me on LinkedIn/Bluesky/X (@elandhuis) and see some of my work at www.estherlandhuis.com. http://www.estherlandhuis.com
Awards and Recognition : June Roth Memorial Award for Outstanding Medical Journalism (2025), American Society of Journalists and Authors 1st Place, Consumer/Feature (small division), 2024 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism Winner, Health Reporting, 2024 Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Excellence in Journalism Awards Finalist, Science Feature, 2023 Science in Society Journalism Awards, National Association of Science Writers Magazine Award Winner, 2018 June Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism, American Association for Cancer Research
Skills (Select all that apply) : Articles, Conference/meeting coverage, Feature writing, Investigative reporting, Profiles, Q&A, News
List any memberships you have with other organizations : Association of Health Care Journalists
National Association of Science Writers
Northern California Science Writers
Professional Membership