Marcus A. Banks

Marcus A. Banks is the 2019 recipient of the Jason Kahn Fellowship in Medical Journalism. He is currently a master’s student in New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP). Prior to becoming a journalist Marcus was a health librarian for more than a decade, working both as a reference librarian and library director. He was the Managing Editor for Scienceline, SHERP’s news website, and is now a Physics and Technology section editor. Marcus studied English at Northwestern University, and also earned a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Dominican University.