Rowan Walrath
Life Sciences Reporter, C&EN at American Chemical Society
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolRowan Walrath is a life sciences reporter with 11 years of journalism experience, currently covering the business of drugmaking for Chemical & Engineering News at the American Chemical Society. She has deep local and sector expertise from reporting on biotech, pharma, and medical devices in Massachusetts for the Boston Business Journal and earlier work across national outlets like Mother Jones and WIRED. Rowan blends investigative rigor—fact-checking for major publications and authors—with audience-focused storytelling, having built and curated newsletters with tens of thousands of subscribers. She also has hands-on editorial and product experience from roles at National Geographic Learning and digital newsrooms, which informs her clear, precise copy and multimedia reporting. Based in Boston, she frequently moderates panels and develops programming that connects journalists, industry leaders, and readers. An editor, educator, and explorer by inclination, she brings a curiosity-driven approach that surfaces overlooked business and policy angles in life sciences coverage.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA Journalism, Bachelor of Arts - BA Journalism at Northeastern University
English, SpanishGithub contributions (5)
rswalrath/rswalrath.github.io
Apr 2015 - Apr 2018
Contributions:44 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years
rswalrath/MAB
Sep 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:63 pushes, 3 branches in 8 months
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