The New York Times has appointed Virginia Hughes as its new editor in the health and science department.
Her new role begins June 22.
Previously, Hughes was deputy editor-in-chief at BuzzFeed, a post she was promoted to after four years working as a science editor at the company. Prior to that, Hughes was working as a freelance writer covering numerous topics including genetics, neuroscience and medicine.
She worked for National Geographic, Popular Science and other publications.
Hughes has also worked at Science Blogs/Seed Media Group as a community manager/editorial assistant/contributing editor. Additionally, she has also interned at Discover Magazine and National Public Radio.
She was also a writing fellow for Johns Hopkins Magazine.
Hughes is a B.S. in neuroscience from Brown University and a M.A. in science writing from The Johns Hopkins University.
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