Paul Adepoju is a Nigerian-scientist-turned-journalist with vast and robust reporting experience in science, health, tech, development and their intersections. Over the years, he has built a successful career by telling previously ignored or underreported Africa-relevant stories for various major outlets including leading science publications. He also works with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) as the Community Manager for the ICFJ Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting through which he is helping journalists across the world to improve their crisis reporting skills. So far in his career, he has worked as a freelance journalist for various prestigious publications such as the British Medical Journal, Business Insider, Devex, CNN, Scientific American, New Scientist, Quartz, Nature, and The Lancet, among others. He has contributed to the Harvard Public Health Magazine and leads the team at Nigeria’s foremost health news platform, healthnews.ng, where he is coordinating editorial activities and commissioning stories to a vast network of journalists. Paul holds a PhD in Cell Biology & Genetics from the University of Ibadan (Nigeria), an MSc in Zoology from the same institution, and a bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science from Imo State University (Nigeria). He has received numerous awards for his works, including the 2021 Online News Association (ONA)’s Community Award for supporting journalists in 134 countries to cover the COVID-19 pandemic; he has also won the Association of British Science Writers Monthly Showcase Award for excellence in science writing for July and September 2022; he has also won several reporting grants. Paul has also participated in various fellowships and training, including the COM:LAB5 Fellowship with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany and the COP26 In-Person Fellowship with Climate Tracker in Glasgow, Scotland.
