18 East Howell Avenue

B R I A N R E I D 18 East Howell Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301 (703) 837-0998 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD M.P.H. candidate Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY M.S., May 1998 Thesis on the commercialization of cloning technology New York Financial Writers’ Association scholarship recipient Emory University, Atlanta, GA B.A., Biology and Political Science, May 1997 Full academic scholarship recipient Editor in chief, The Emory Wheel, campus newspaper

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE May 1998 to present BLOOMBERG NEWS, science and health reporter, Washington, DC  Broke news on the FDA, biotechnology, medical devices and drug companies  Wrote in-depth analysis of clinical trial data and FDA decision making  Experience writing from medical journals and covering medical conferences  Skilled at working under minute-to-minute deadline pressure  Created extensive database tracking drug and biotech company drug development

Summer 1997 FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, business intern, Fort Worth, TX  Pitched, reported and wrote breaking and enterprise business stories  Specialized coverage included technology, aerospace and aviation

Feb. 1997 to May 1997 THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE, contributing writer, Atlanta, GA  Profiled small businesses, including technology companies, for weekly business paper

May 1996 to May 1997 TIME, Southern bureau intern/stringer, Atlanta, GA  Located and reported lead anecdote for cover story on Redux diet drug  Awarded reporting bylines for health, economic and national news stories  Field reporting on the Olympic Park bombing and Southern church burnings

Summer 1995 THE GREENFIELD RECORDER, reporting Intern, Greenfield, MA  Covered local news as a reporter at a daily paper  Stories included coverage of a labor strike and a kidnapping and murder case

OTHER EXPERIENCE Spring 1994 Substitute teacher, Brattleboro, VT and Charlemont, MA School Districts  Taught K-12, vocational and special education students

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND INTERESTS

 Member, National Association of Science Writers  Member , DC Science Writers Association  Member, National Press Club  Marathon runner  Elementary school tutor