Claudia López Lloreda, PhD

Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, PhD

Claudia is a science journalist focusing on neuroscience and psychology. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania. She was the 2021 Mass Media Fellow at STAT, worked as a news intern for Science, and is now a full-time freelancer based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Articles by Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, PhD

A population of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.

Bacteria Sound a Population-Wide Alarm to Defend Against Threats

A human zygote on the first day of development. Both male and female pronuclei and a polar body are clearly visible.

​Scientists Discover a Second Epigenetic DNA Marker

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Artificial Blood Vessels Help Scientists Study Deadly Snakebites

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Elusive Stem Cell Population Finally Identified in Sea Anemones

Middle aged woman sitting on a sofa, holding her knee in pain.

Bone-Building Hormone Identified in Lactating Mice 

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Genetic Signals Linked to X Chromosome Loss Later in Life

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Gut Serotonin Curbs the Developing Immune System

Oxycodone pill bottles on a table with one of the bottles tipped over and overflowing.&nbsp;

Targeting Protein Isoforms to Develop Safer Opioids

The image shows a ball python curled up on top of a tree trunk in the wild.

How Pythons Adapt Their Hearts After a Big Meal

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Protein Changes in the Brain Could Explain How Neurodevelopment Goes Awry

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A Mosquito Protein Facilitates Zika Infection

The image shows a rendering of a human brain viewed from a lateral perspective with the cerebellum, highlighted in yellow and orange, is situated at the bottom part of the brain where the cerebrum connects with the brainstem.&nbsp;

Revealing the Mutation Behind a Rare Neurological Disease

A robot hand makes contact with a human finger on a dark blue background.

Fine Tuning Muscle Control with Light

Daniel Colón-Ramos Reveals the Mysteries of Worms’ Memories

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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