https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">As they say, some personal news: I won the 2020 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting!

I’m chuffed to bits. The prize honours writers for a 5-year body of work. By coincidence, I& #39;m a week away from my 5-yr Atlanticiversary (1/7)
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I& #39;m very grateful to the CASW and the judges. This announcement release is hitting me squarely in the feels. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> I’m especially proud that it not only talks about the work, but The Work. (2/7)

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Huge thanks & credit must go to all my incredible Atlantic editors: @slaskow @andersen @PaulBisceglio @rachgutman @julieebeck @thebanderson and Don Peck. I’ve learned so much from them & my colleagues. @JeffreyGoldberg & @slaskow also wrote *the nicest* nominating letters. (3/7)

All institutions are imperfect, but from the start, people at *every level* of the Atlantic saw the importance of science coverage. I was encouraged to be more, and never forced to be less. I never had to fight to do a story. Hagfish? Sure. Lichens? Do it. (4/7)

In my pandemic writing, I’ve repeatedly noted that our failures are systemic as much as individual. The same logic must apply to our successes. The Atlantic gave me the environment in which I could my best work. It’s an immense privilege. Many people don’t have it. (5/7)

On that note, I’ve donated the $3000 prize money to:

- The Ida B Wells Society for Investigative Reporting
- The Asian American Journalists Association
- The International Women’s Media Foundation

I hope this helps other journalists to do award-winning work. (6/7)

And finally, prizes are always hugely subjective, and there’s no shortage of amazing award-worthy work out there. Here are 3 threads of pandemic reporting that has resonated with me.
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