LA Magazine: Meet the Heroes of the Pandemic
For this LA Magazine cover story, I pitched numerous medical experts, orchestrated their interviews and arranged locations for photo shoots.
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People: Brain-injury survivor celebrates first Father’s Day
StoryPower brought People the exclusive story of how neurosurgeon Dr. Isaac Yang saved Chinna Balachandran’s life from a massive brain bleed—enabling him to compete on “American Ninja Warrior,” marry the love of his life and welcome twins.
WIRED: They had PTSD. A psychedelic called Ibogaine helped them get better
StoryPower’s pitch landed a feature story in WIRED on new research about ibogaine, a psychoactive drug that reduces symptoms of depression and PTSD in veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
Los Angeles Times: Why this professor is studying female animals to gain insights into women’s health
My pitch on Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz’s animal research to uncover insights into women’s health scored a Column One front-page profile, a second article in the Times’ climate-change blog and a Spectrum TV interview. UCLA Health also produced an in-depth video and magazine profile.
National Public Radio: A drug for HIV appears to reverse a type of memory loss in mice
NPR’s “Morning Edition,” its digital “Health Shots” and more than 110 local NPR stations covered neuroscientist Alcino Silva’s discovery that an HIV drug restores memory in aging mice, suggesting a possible therapy for dementia patients.
Los Angeles Times: UCLA holds first in-person ‘Match Day’ since COVID began
After I pitched the Times’ photo desk, the assigned photographer was so swayed by the students’ enthusiasm that he expanded his coverage into a six-photo essay and article.
Telemundo: Graduate delivers part of her speech in Spanish so her parents can understand
After Gabriela López told me that Telemundo-52 had profiled her 13 years earlier at her high school graduation, I tracked down the same reporter to pitch her this story. The Telemundo network, La Opinion and Azteca TV also reported the story.
