Rebecca Horne oversees and directs The Transmitter’s multimedia operations and commissions illustrations, photography, videos and other multimedia content. Prior to joining the team, Rebecca was photography director and photography editor for Discover magazine and The Wall Street Journal, where she won several awards for her work. Originally from California, she has also served as an art producer at the advertising agency Addison Design, a photography producer at Airbnb and the multimedia app Storehouse. She has also taught photography at the California College of the Arts and Rutgers University, and has written on art and science for Wired, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Nautilus and others.
Rebecca Horne
Art director
The Transmitter
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What neuroscientists want from a new NINDS director
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Helena Kudiabor
15 April 2026 | 4 min read
Letter asks Congress for nearly $500 million to sustain BRAIN Initiative
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Angie Voyles Askham
31 March 2026 | 3 min read
Marcelle Lapicque: A forgotten pioneer in neuroscience
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Education
- M.F.A., Rutgers University
- B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute
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