Ann B. Parson

Ann B. Parson is a science journalist who specializes in medicine, the environment and technology. "The Birds of Dog," her first fiction, begins in the early days of the Boston Society of Natural History and ends with the founding of The Audubon Society, with many an interesting story about the early sciences told along the way. Among her other titles, "The Proteus Effect; Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine" was a nominee for a LA Times Book Award and made Library Journal’s annual list of best science books. "Decoding Darkness; The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease," co-authored with neuroscientist Rudolph Tanzi, Harvard Medical School, and a previous book on women’s health were both recognized as leaders in the field of science for general readers. Among several commissioned works, her books include a memoir about Antonio Ferri, the revered Father of supersonic flight, and another about Mortimer Rogoff, a pioneer of GPS/cellphone technology. She has written for numerous newspapers and journals, as well as taught science journalism at the graduate level.

An avid biker, hiker and swimmer, she lives in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.