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.

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Art in science

A planetarium for the brain

By Emily Singer

27 July 2026 | 1 min watch

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

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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By Claudia López Lloreda, Natalia Mesa

6 August 2026

5 min read

A neurocientista Julieta Sztarker realiza uma atividade educativa ao ar livre para o público em geral na Plaza Italia, em Buenos Aires.

Crise de financiamento na Argentina desencadeia nova onda de protestos

Dois anos após o colapso do financiamento à pesquisa no país, cientistas estão protestando contra a omissão do governo em restabelecer bolsas que haviam sido cortadas e aumentar os salários, conforme exigido por uma lei de 2025.

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