Background
Jon Cohen was born in the United States.
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Jon Cohen earned a Bachelor of Arts in science writing from the University of California in 1981.
9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
Jon Cohen earned a Bachelor of Arts in science writing from the University of California in 1981.
(A journalist for Science and Talk magazines probes the on...)
A journalist for Science and Talk magazines probes the ongoing elusive search for an AIDS vaccine, confronting the often conflicting interests that have stymied the effort.
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2001
(Coming to Term is the first book to turn a journalistic s...)
Coming to Term is the first book to turn a journalistic spotlight on a subject that has remained largely in the shadows. With an unrelenting eye and the compassion that comes from personal experience, Jon Cohen offers a message that is both enlightening and surprisingly hopeful.
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2005
(The captivating story of how a band of scientists has red...)
The captivating story of how a band of scientists has redrawn the genetic and behavioral lines that separate humans from our nearest cousins.
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2010
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2015
Jon Cohen was born in the United States.
Jon Cohen earned a Bachelor of Arts in science writing from the University of California in 1981.
Jon Cohen is a science writer for Science and Talk magazines. He was a senior editor at the Washington City Paper from 1986 to 1990. In 2011, he worked as an editor of Wave Lines. Jon has done mini-documentaries for Science and SlateV. In 2016, Cohen coordinated a multi-media project on efforts to end AIDS epidemics with Science, PBS NewsHour, BuzzFeed, and UCTV. He appeared on national TV and radio programs, including the PBS NewsHour, Today, Larry King Now, and NPR’s Fresh Air, Marketplace, and All Things Considered.
Jon wrote several books among which are Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine, Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage, Tomorrow Is a Long Time and others.
Jon’s articles twice have been selected for the Best American Science and Nature Writing (2008 and 2011). His books and stories have also won several awards from the National Association of Science Writers, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, the American Society for Microbiology, the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Global Health Council, the Pan American Health Organization, the National Academy of Sciences, the Treatment Action Group, and the Gaia Vaccine Foundation.
Cohn received the grants from several organizations to do his research and writing, including the Ford Foundation, Kaiser Family Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, Open Society Foundation, John D. Evans Foundation, Global Health Strategies, the International Community Foundation, and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
(A journalist for Science and Talk magazines probes the on...)
2001(The captivating story of how a band of scientists has red...)
2010(Coming to Term is the first book to turn a journalistic s...)
2005Jon deals with biomedicine and focuses on HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases, immunology, vaccines, and global health. In his books, Cohen talks about genetics, primate research, evolution, bioterrorism, research funding, ethics, reproductive biology, credit battles, and the media itself.
In book Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine, he examines the history of AIDS vaccine research. He had originally intended to cover events during only one year of research, but realized that because of low funds, disorganization, the lack of leadership, and the lack of a sense of urgency about the AIDS epidemic, it may take scientists a year simply to raise enough money to begin doing research. Cohen discusses how many of the major drug companies have ceased producing vaccines because of the expense and liability issues involved, leaving only limited government funding available to researchers. He also considers how the lack of funds has often prevented truly innovative research, at the same time promoting nonproductive rivalries among scientists who must compete for funding.
Cohen offers suggestions to improve work on AIDS vaccines. He suggests a SI billion fund in connection with the National Institutes of Health, which would conduct a large trial using monkeys, in order to compare a variety of vaccines. The most successful vaccines, he argues, could then be tested in human subjects.
Jon Cohen is married to a television documentary producer Shannon Bradley. They have two children.
