Elizabeth Finkel holds a PhD in biochemistry and spent ten years as a professional research scientist before becoming an award-winning journalist. She has written for Science, Lancet, Mature Medicine, New Scientist and the Age, among others, and has broadcast for ABC Radio National. Her awards include finalist in the Eureka Award for Medical Journalism, winning the Michael Daley award for best radio feature broadcast, as well as a number of MBP science journalism awards. Elizabeth Finkel's latest book is The Genome Generation.