Emily Laurilliard (she/her) is a biomedical engineer with over a decade of research experience focused on advancing regenerative medicine therapies through innovative cellular and tissue engineering approaches. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute before earning a master’s degree and PhD in biomedical engineering at Cornell University. During her PhD, Emily studied how muscle stem cells and vascular endothelial cells interact during skeletal muscle repair to understand how these interactions may contribute to diseases associated with muscle loss. Throughout her professional career, Emily has been deeply committed to STEM education outreach, public engagement, and mentorship. She served as the outreach chair for Cornell’s Graduate Biomedical Engineering Society and actively participated in various local K-12 STEM activities. Her passion for science policy and advocacy grew during graduate school, leading her to co-found the New York State Science and Technology (NYSST) Policy Network.