Deena Emera
Deena Emera, PhD, is an evolutionary biologist, writer, and teacher. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley, a master’s degree in Physical Anthropology from NYU, and a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yale. She currently serves as a senior scientist at the Buck Institute’s Center for Healthy Aging in Women, where she is investigating the genetic basis of reproductive longevity in mammals. She is also committed to science communication, writing articles featured in the Boston Globe, SF chronicle, and Oprah Daily, and recently publishing a book. In A Brief History of the Female Body (Sourcebooks, 2023), Deena draws on her expertise as a biologist and experience as a mother of four to explore the mysteries of the female body through an evolutionary lens.
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