Amirah Al Idrus is a copy editor for the FierceMarkets Life Sciences group and a contributing writer for FierceVaccines. Before joining the Fierce Life Sciences team, Amirah completed a master's degree in journalism at the University of Maryland, where she concentrated in multimedia journalism. While at Maryland, she worked for the university's Capital News Service as a web developer, and interned at the Washington Business Journal. She has covered issues ranging from Maryland politics and policy to prison finance.