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.
Emily Singer
Chief opinion editor
The Transmitter
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Parents turn their skills to furthering autism research
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Emily Singer
9 May 2013 | 7 min read
Gender differences take center stage at autism conference
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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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