Pratik Pawar is a science and health reporter at Vox's Future Perfect, covering drug development, biomedical research, science policy, global health, and how money and regulation shape which health innovations get made and who gets access to them.
Pratik's writing has been published by Science, Nature, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, and Smithsonian Magazine. Before becoming a journalist, Pratik worked in India's pharmaceutical industry, an experience that shapes how he reports on drug development, regulation, and access. He holds a master's in science writing from MIT and has held fellowships at The Open Notebook, AAAS, and the Indian Academy of Sciences.
Pratik is based in Brooklyn, New York and can be reached on Signal (pratik.11) or over email at pratik.pawar@voxmedia.com. You can also find him on Twitter, Bluesky, and LinkedIn.