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About Me

I’m an award-winning, bilingual science journalist based in Mexico City. I'm a staff writer at Science magazine focusing on diversity in STEM. I’m also editorial director of The Open Notebook en Español.


My work has been published in Nature, The New York Times, Science News, Knowable, and Mongabay, among others.


In the past, I was a fellow at The Open Notebook, as well as a correspondent and editor for Medscape en Español.

I’m a founding member of the Mexican Network of Science Journalists. I'm also on the board of the National Association of Science Writers.

I hold a master's in Science Communication from UC Santa Cruz and a bachelor's in biomedical science from UNAM.

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Professional History

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Science Magazine

Jan 2020 — Present

I write news pieces and features, focusing on diversity in science, as well as life sciences in general.

The Open Notebook

As The Open Notebook en Español Editorial Director, I translate, copyedit and produce The Open Notebook content into Spanish.

Jan 2019 — Present

Freelance Journalist

2015 — Present

Publications include: The New York Times, Nature, Science, Mongabay, Science News, Medscape en Español, Tec Review, Animal Político, Ciencias, Valor, ¿cómo ves? and Hábitat Ciencia, among others.

My freelance work has been published both in English and Spanish. My reporting has covered everything from science policy to health, biology, wildlife and the environment.

For a complete list of my work please go through my portfolio on this website  or click here.

Quanta Magazine

Wrote blogs and features.

July — Aug 2020

R/V JOIDES Resolution

Handled social media, wrote blogs, produced short videos and did daily ship-to-shore broadcast on IODP Expedition 385.

Sep  — Nov 2019

Inside Science

Wrote daily science news articles and features.

Jun — Ago 2019

Knowable Magazine

Jan — June 2019

Wrote feature stories. Also produced original content for social media and newsletter.

The Monterey County Herald

Oct — Dic 2018

Wrote daily news articles, ranging from bird conservation to sea star diseases.

Medscape en Español

I was a reporter and after a year I was promoted to editor. I edited the majority of content published in Medscape en Español: news, op-eds, features, slideshows.

Sep 2016 — Sep 2018

The Open Notebook

Jan — Sep 2017

I was chosen among a large pool of applicants to be a Fellow at The Open Notebook, sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. I wrote 5 feature articles on the craft of science journalism.

Awards & Distinctions

Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications

October 2022

BEST SHORTFORM SCIENCE WRITING: January-June 2021

October 2021

Honorable mention in the News, Data & Investigative category for my Science story with Inés about the hundreds of wrongful termination of early-career researchers from Conacyt in Mexico.

JUDGE - Premio Gabo 2020

November 2020

I was invited to judge the Coverage category of the Premio Gabo 2020.

BEST SHORTFORM SCIENCE WRITING: January-June 2020

September 2020

Top pick in the PANDEMIC category for my Science story on the mental health anguish of health care workers & honorable mention in the News, Data & Investigative category for my Science story on the governmental threats to Venezuelan scientists over pandemic data.

10th SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGIC INNOVATION JOURNALISM AWARD

December 2019

Awarded by: Consejo Mexiquense de Ciencia y Tecnología (Comecyt), ADIAT & ClarkeModet México. Shared with Nelly Toche and Myriam Vidal for our New York Times en Español feature: ‘Yo no fumaba’: El estigma que enfrentan los pacientes de cáncer de pulmón en México.

ROSALYNN CARTER FELLOWSHIP FOR MENTAL HEATLH JOURNALISM

September 2019

Awarded by: Fundación Gabo, Universidad de la Sabana and The Carter Center.

To report on the mental health of Latin American migrants in the U.S.-Mexico border.

NASW DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP

May 2019

Awarded by: National Association of Science Writers. Aimed at talented students and early-career science communicators undertaking summer internships.

BEST SHORTFORM SCIENCE WRITING: January-March 2019

May 2019

Honorable Mention in the News & Trends category for my Knowable story on mixotrophs.

AHCJ - CALIFORNIA HEALTH JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP

May 2019

Awarded by: Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ).

To attend Health Journalism 2019 in Baltimore, MD, USA.

MEDTRONIC HEALTH JOURNALISM AWARD 2018 – RADIO CATEGORY

Nov 2018

Awarded by: Medtronic.

1st Place in the radio category for Hábitat Ciencia's “La nueva era de la medicina genómica”

UCSC's SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MASTER'S PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPS

Oct 2018 - June 2019

The University of California, Santa Cruz, awarded me the following fellowships that allowed me to complete the Science Communication master's program:

  • Loury Family Fellowship

  • Science Communication Chair Endowment

  • UCSC Graduate Division Fellowship

  • Physical & Biological Sciences Fellowship

CASW REGIONAL TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP

Oct 2018

Awarded by: Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW).

To attend Science Writers 2018 in Washington, D. C., USA.

C-MIC AWARD

Nov 2017

Awarded by: National Cancer Institute, Colegio Mexicano Para la Investigación del Cáncer & Instituto Nacional de Cancerología.

To produce a feature story about cancer (in collaboration with another two journalists).

THE OPEN NOTEBOOK FELLOWSHIP

Jan – Sep 2017

Awarded by: The Open Notebook & Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

I wrote 5 feature articles on the craft of science journalism.

NASW TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP

Nov 2016

Awarded by: National Association of Science Writers (NASW).

To attend Science Writers 2016 in San Antonio, TX, USA.

SMASH16 FELLOWSHIP

Sep 2016

Awarded by: SMASH16.

To attend SMASH16 and participate in selected workshops in Boston, MA, USA.

WCSJ 2015 TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP

Jun 2015

Awarded by: WCSJ 2015.
To attend the World Conference of Science Journalists 2015 in Seoul, South Korea.

NASW TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP

Feb 2015

Awarded by: National Association of Science Writers (NASW).

To attend the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Jose, CA, USA.

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