Marine Biological Laboratory Announces 2026 Logan Science Journalism Fellows

Twelve outstanding science and health journalists have been awarded a highly competitive fellowship in the Logan Science Journalism Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL).

Now in its 39th year, the Logan Science Journalism Program provides journalists with immersive, hands-on research training, giving them invaluable insight into the practice of science as well as into some of today's major news stories. The program, which offers Environmental and Biomedical courses, will run from May 14 to May 24 in Woods Hole.

Biographies for the 2026 Logan Science Journalism Fellows are here. They are:

ENVIRONMENTAL

Nanticha (Lyn) Ocharoenchai, Freelance (Somerville, MA)

Jordan Gass-Poore, Independent Science Journalist; Creator & Host of “Hazard NJ” Science Podcast (Queens, NY)

Hannah Loss, Radio Associate Producer, GBH News (Boston, MA)

Haley Rush, TV News Content Manager, SciLine (Dallas, TX)

Ben Seal, Freelance (Philadelphia, PA)

Richard Fisher, Senior Editor, Aeon Media; Honorary Professor, University College London (Twickenham, England)

BIOMEDICAL

Andrés Pruna, Environmental News Producer, Freelance (Los Angeles, CA)

Deblina Chakraborty, Senior Science Editor, CNN (New York, NY)

Lindsey Leake, Freelance Health and Medical Reporter (Reston, Virginia) lmleake@gmail.com

Ahmad Gamal Saad-Eddin, Writer, El Daheeh; Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University (Bryan, Texas)

Meagan Cantwell, SeniorVideo Producer, Science (Washington, DC)

Carolyn Wilke: Freelance Science Journalist & Editor; Adjunct Lecturer, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)