About Ben Johnson
Ben is Chief editor of Nature Health, a new journal of public, global and population health. Ben trained in infectious diseases, with an undergraduate degree in virology from the University of Warwick, UK, a PhD in influenza virus from Public Health England and the University of Reading, UK, and a postdoc on smallpox vaccines at Imperial College London. Ben has more than 15 years of experience in publishing, journalism, communications and engagement, including as an Associate Publisher at BMC, Head of Communities & Engagement at Springer Nature and Senior Magazine Editor at Nature Medicine, with responsibility for news and opinion content. He has a strong interest in research conducted in resource-limited settings, including in the global south, in how research influences health policy and in equitable strategies to involve patients and communities in research. He is based in the London office.
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good to meet you!
good to meet you!
What a fantastically useful resource, Madhu!
I loved this story, thank you for sharing it!
Nice job Ben.
Thanks, Yossef!
Thanks so much for sharing your story - both the applications of the research and the effect on your careers.
Thank you for writing our first After the Paper post! It is great to see how everyone's careers progressed in the past year.
Thanks for sharing your latest research, Ros. You were one of our first ever community contributors, back in 2016, so it's so nice to see you writing for us again. Your bee pics are the best!