Claudia López Lloreda is a reporter for The Transmitter, covering neuroinflammation, systems neuroscience and neural mechanisms of behavior. Before joining The Transmitter in 2025, she interned at STAT, Science and The Scientist.
Claudia López Lloreda
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The Transmitter
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Neuroscientists fear Trump’s DEI order may tank diversity-focused grants
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Angie Voyles Askham, Claudia López Lloreda
24 January 2025 | 5 min read
Newly characterized striatal circuits add twist to ‘go/no-go’ model of movement control
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Claudia López Lloreda
24 January 2025 | 4 min read
The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived
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Calli McMurray, Angie Voyles Askham, Claudia López Lloreda, Shaena Montanari
20 December 2024 | 3 min read
Education
- Ph.D. in neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
- B.S. in cellular-molecular biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
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