Luisa Torres

Luisa Torres, PhD

Luisa is an assistant science editor at Drug Discovery News. She has a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology from Stony Brook University where she researched anti-inflammatory treatments for spinal cord injury. Later, as a postdoctoral fellow, she studied how parasitic infections may lead to signs of Alzheimer’s disease. She has written for NPR’s blogs ‘Shots’, ‘The Salt ‘and ‘Goats and Soda’. Her interests include metabolism, aging and drug discovery.

Articles by Luisa Torres, PhD

3D illustration of neurons sending electrical chemical signals.
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3D rendering of a therapeutic antibody molecule binding to PD-1 protein on a surface of a t cell.
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A group of four scientists, two men and two women, wearing white lab coats stand on a wooden platform in a laboratory setting.
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A pile of blue, green, and white capsule pills with modern design light.
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A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a nucleotide sequence to a protein sequence.
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A 3D illustration of DNA
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A person tests their blood with a glucometer, which shows blood sugar levels indicative of prediabetes.
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A photograph of giraffes, elephants, lions, and zebras walking through a plain in Africa.
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A close up of an Eastern Coral Snake
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A fluorescent image of a neuron in culture shows significant branching.
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A 3D illustration of a malignant tumor in the pancreas
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The shaking hand of a person due to Parkinson's disease
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a 3D rendered illustration of  the anatomical location of a breast tumor in red with extending blood vessels.
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An illustration of a T cell attacking a cancer cell.
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A closeup of a young female spiny mouse eating an insect.
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