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Biography
Madeline K. Sofia, also known as Maddie Sofia, is an American journalist and science communicator. She is the host of Short Wave, NPR's daily science podcast.
Education
Sofia earned her PhD in microbiology from the University of Rochester Medical Center. Prior to graduate school, she got a BS in biology at the University of Mount Union.
Career
Sofia is the co-host of Short Wave, NPR's science podcast, which launched in October 2019.
Prior to beginning her work on Short Wave, Sofia was an assistant producer and associate producer on the NPR Science Desk. Sofia collaborated with Joe Palca on an NPR program that trains young science communicators, NPR Scicommers (formerly known as Friends of Joe's Big Idea or FOJBI). She was also part of a special series, Maddie About Science, which was a series of seven videos about science.