Robin Marantz Henig

Who is Robin Marantz Henig?

Robin Marantz Henig is a freelance science writer and a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. Her articles have also appeared in Scientific American, Seed, Discover and assorted women's magazines. In addition, she writes book reviews and occasional essays for the Washington Post, as well as articles for The New York Times science section, op-ed page, and Book Review.

Henig won an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship in 2001 writing about the life and legacy of Paul de Kruif.

Henig has written several science books, most recently covering the early days of in-vitro fertilization research and the controversy surrounding the world's first test-tube baby in Pandora's Baby, which won the Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Until recently, Henig lived in Tacoma Park, Maryland.