A microbiologist’s voyage from the lab to The Atlantic
Kyle Frischkorn
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02353-z We spoke with Katherine Wu, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about her career path from infectious disease research to science journalism. She discusses her process as a science writer, offers advice to scientists when speaking with the press about their work and highlights the importance of science communication today.