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Lena H. Sun is a national reporter for The Washington Post covering health, with a special focus on public health and infectious disease. A longtime reporter at The Post, she has covered a variety of beats, including the Metro transit system, immigration and education. She has also served as The Post’s Beijing bureau chief.

Honors and Awards: Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for coverage of the war on terrorism, part of national reporting team, 2002; Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, international print, 1994

Professional Affiliations: Association of Health Care Journalists