A scientist with backgrounds in bioengineering and human physiology, Emilie Clemmens is also a published ethicist and currently serves as a Research Fellow for the Women's Bioethics Project, an organization dedicated to advancing the perspectives of women in bioethical debate and policy.  After receiving her Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Washington in 2003, Emilie co-founded the Forum on Science, Ethics, & Policy at the UW.  As a 2004 Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow at The National Academies in Washington, D.C., she enjoyed discovering how science policy is crafted at the federal level and how our nation's scientific experts contribute to the process.  A native of Kentucky and devoted Kentucky Wildcats fan, Emilie now lives in Redmond with her husband John and daughter Audrey.