Vishwam Sankaran

Vishwam Sankaran is an early-career science and technology reporter based in Chennai, India, who has written for The Independent since April 2021. A 2021 EurekAlert! Fellow for International Science Reporters, they began their journalism career at Press Trust of India in 2019 after completing a postgraduate diploma in journalism. Their work spans major outlets including The Next Web, The Wire Science, and The Weather Channel, with notable coverage of cancer research trends, antimicrobial resistance, and longevity studies. Sankaran transitioned from biotechnology studies to science communication through blogging and university science events, developing expertise in translating complex research about life sciences, AI, climate change, and space exploration for public audiences.