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

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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

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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

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Targeting Protein Isoforms to Develop Safer Opioids

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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

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Fine Tuning Muscle Control with Light

Daniel Colón-Ramos Reveals the Mysteries of Worms’ Memories

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

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Sex Differences in Neurological Research

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New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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