Martin Enserink

About Martin Enserink

Martin Enserink is Science’s International news editor. Based in Amsterdam, he coordinates and edits news from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He also writes stories, primarily about infectious diseases, global health, scientific misconduct, and research policy. He received a master’s degree in biology from the University of Groningen.

Martin was a mentor to four African science journalists in a program run by the World Federation of Science Journalists and wrote an online course, Covering Ebola, with Helen Branswell. He has won multiple awards, including, most recently, the Communications Award from the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene for his story about the eradication of yaws, a disfiguring bacterial disease.