EMILY
MULLIN

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I am a science journalist who has covered health, medicine, and biotechnology for more than a decade. As a staff writer at WIRED, I have broken news about neurotech startups, cutting-edge fertility techniques, and public health under the Trump administration. I am keenly interested in how humans are harnessing biology to change our bodies and minds—and the unintended consequences of doing so. I write about patients with empathy and scientific claims with nuance.  

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My work has been recognized by the D.C. Science Writers Association and the National Institute for Healthcare Management. In 2021, I was honored with an MIT Knight Science Journalism project fellowship, which allowed me to research the science, history, and ethics of cross-species transplantation. 

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Before joining WIRED, I held staff positions at MIT Technology Review and Medium's OneZero. My stories have also appeared in The New York Times, 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. 

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After spending the first decade of my career in Washington, D.C., I am now based in my hometown of Pittsburgh. When I'm not writing, I enjoy hiking, biking, climbing, and volunteering on conservation projects.