EMILY
MULLIN

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A science journalist for nearly 15 years, I have spent my career writing about health, medicine, and biotechnology. As a staff writer at WIRED, I cover gene editing, neurotechnology, the obesity drug revolution, reproductive technology, and vaccines. I am keenly interested in how humans are using biology to reprogram our bodies and reshape our environment—and the consequences of doing so. 

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My work has been recognized by the D.C. Science Writers Association and the National Institute for Healthcare Management. I am the recipient of a 2021 MIT Knight Science Journalism Project Fellowship,  which allowed me to research the science, history, and ethics of cross-species organ transplantation. 

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Before joining WIRED, I held staff positions at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Medium, and MIT Technology Review. My stories have also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, National Geographic, and Smithsonian Magazine. I have a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio University and a master's in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. Since completing my master's degree, I have taught several courses in the Johns Hopkins program. 

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I am based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where you can find me hiking, biking, climbing, and volunteering in my local conservation areas when I'm not writing.