Jessica Malaty Rivera

Jessica Malaty Rivera is an infectious disease epidemiologist and science communicator. She earned her MS in Emerging Infectious Diseases from the Georgetown School of Medicine and has dedicated the last 15 years of her career to disease surveillance research, public health policy, and vaccine advocacy. Jessica was recently named one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune Magazine for her work on COVID-19 research and data communication. Between her day jobs and being a full time mother to two little kids, she also dedicates several hours a week to promoting science literacy and debunking misinformation on social media.

Laura Helmuth

Laura Helmuth is the editor in chief of Scientific American. She has been an editor for the Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian, and Science magazines. She is a former president of the National Association of Science Writers. She serves on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's standing committee on advancing science communication.

 
 

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