Hi! I’m a journalist and writer, working on a mix of narrative, investigative, and explanatory pieces. My favorite stories open windows onto surprising worlds.

I’ve written about Americans with sickle cell disease who were pushed into unwanted sterilizations as recently as 2022, entomologists who specialize in fictional infestations, and mysterious arachnids that appeared in a Nazi air-raid shelter. I’ve profiled a hospital kitchen worker, a gun-toting Tennessee abortion doctor, a philosopher of luck, the director of the National Institutes of Health, and the creator of The Sims.

In September 2026, I became the national science correspondent for The New York Times. Before that, I spent 11 years reporting features for STAT, while also contributing to The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, and Undark. My stories have won a number of awards, including five Edward R. Murrow Awards, two Science in Society Awards, a Polk Award, the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for young science journalists, the American Society of Magazine Editors "Next" Award for journalists under 30, and the New America Award for public service coverage of immigrant communities. I’ve also been a finalist for the National Magazine Award in feature writing and twice for the Livingston Award in national reporting. Both Radiolab and This American Life have made segments based on my pieces. 

I grew up in Montreal, now live in Philadelphia, and love playing Québécois fiddle music, looking at insects, and tooling around cities on a bike.