Heather McKenzie is a professional journalist with more than five years experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Since joining BioSpace, she has written more than 300 features and breaking news articles with a particular focus on neuroscience and oncology. She has also traveled internationally to cover global biotech hubs such as Israel. You can also catch her on episodes of BioSpace's "The Weekly"podcast. In previous roles, she has covered current affairs, sports, education and politics. She previously spent eight years as a senior content producer for executive-level business conferences in the pharma/biotech, legal, energy and business strategy sectors. She hails from Toronto and has also lived in Chicago and Chesapeake, Virginia.