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
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Amid funding uncertainty, neuroscientists report a mix of cynicism, persistence
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Emily Singer
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How insights from network theory can boost interdisciplinary efforts
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Emily Singer
23 February 2026 | 0 min watch
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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