Alison Young

Alison Young is an investigative journalist and author specializing in health, science, and environmental reporting. She currently serves as a senior national reporter for Healthbeat covering public health issues including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is an adjunct professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, where she previously held the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting. She is best known for her book Pandora's Gamble: Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk, which examines the history of safety lapses in biological research laboratories and the potential role of lab accidents in the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.