Pratik Pawar is a journalist at Vox who covers the economic, regulatory, and political forces that determine which health and scientific innovations reach people and which don't. His writing has been published by Science, Nature, The Atlantic, Undark, NPR, and many others.
Before becoming a journalist, Pratik studied biotechnology and worked in India's pharmaceutical industry – experience that shapes how he reports on drug development, regulatory systems, and global access. He holds a master's in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on investigative reporting and data visualization. He has also 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 and LinkedIn.