Natalia Mesa is a reporter for The Transmitter, covering funding trends, neurogenetics and neural coding. Before joining The Transmitter in 2025, she was a fellow at High Country News and freelanced for National Geographic, Science, The Scientist and elsewhere.
Natalia Mesa
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Manifestantes argentinos denuncian el recorte al financiamiento científico
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Claudia López Lloreda, Natalia Mesa, Anita Pouchard Serra
19 May 2026 | 4 min read
Argentine protesters condemn science funding shortfall
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Claudia López Lloreda, Natalia Mesa, Anita Pouchard Serra
15 May 2026 | 3 min read
Long-sought walking circuit found in fruit flies
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Natalia Mesa
13 May 2026 | 0 min watch
Crisis de financiación en Argentina desata nueva ola de protestas
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Claudia López Lloreda, Natalia Mesa
12 May 2026 | 5 min read
Education
- Ph.D. in neuroscience, University of Washington
- B.A. in biological sciences, Cornell University
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