Emily Singer

Chief opinion editor
The Transmitter

Emily Singer commissions and edits scientist-written content and develops new resources for the community. She joined The Transmitter in 2023 and has previously held a variety of editorial roles at the Simons Foundation, including editor for neuroscience collaborations, and senior biology writer and contributing editor at Quanta Magazine. Before joining the foundation, she was biomedical editor at Technology Review.

From this contributor

Methods

How insights from network theory can boost interdisciplinary efforts

By Emily Singer

23 February 2026 | 0 min watch

Spectrum

Fast-fail pipeline

By Emily Singer

24 May 2013 | 2 min read

Spectrum

Blood test for autism?

By Emily Singer

10 May 2013 | 2 min read

Spectrum

Parents turn their skills to furthering autism research

By Emily Singer

9 May 2013 | 7 min read

Spectrum

Gender differences take center stage at autism conference

By Emily Singer

4 May 2013 | 6 min read

Education

Certificate in science communication, University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A. in biology, University of California, Santa Cruz

Fellowships

AAAS Mass Media Fellowship

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