Claudia Figueroa-Romero, Ph.D.

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Health Program Specialist
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Claudia Figueroa-Romero
Office
Office of Neural Exposome & Toxicology
Division
Division of Translational Research
Areas of Interest

The impact of the exposome on neurodegeneration with emphasis on amyotrophic lateral slerosis (ALS). She participated in studies addressing the microbiome, extracellular vesicles, epigenetic mechanisms, post-translational modifications, the immune system, and metals.

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Dr. Figueroa-Romero is a Health Program Specialist in the Office of Neural Exposome and Toxicology Research (ONETOX) in the Division of Translational Research at NINDS. She joined NIH as a 2022-2024  AAAS, Science and Technology Policy Fellow. Prior to that, Claudia was an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Neurology at the University of Michigan. As a team scientist, she studied the cross talk between biological mechanisms and internal and external environmental factors in neurodegeneration. She obtained a PhD in Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Biology as well as a Spanish-English translation certificate from San Diego State University.