Lily Burton is the Spring 2026 science writing intern at Science Information. She holds a bachelor’s diploma in Molecular and Cell Biology and Anthropology from UC Berkeley. She additionally has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics from the College of Chicago the place she researched circadian rhythms in photosynthetic micro organism and the function they play in metabolism. She was a 2024 AAAS Mass Media Fellow the place she reported on native science at WUNC – North Carolina Public Radio.

