Daniela is the digital science editor for the Wall Street Journal. She covers basic science and technology for print, video and podcasts. She has written about autism, brain development, neurotechnology, public health and R&D in the pharmaceutical industry, including clinical trials of Alzheimer's drugs and the industry's use of artificial intelligence. She has also covered natural disasters such as Hurricane Maria, robotics, genetics, climate change and reproductive health. Her work has taken her to Mexico, Panama, and Antarctica. Before joining the Journal, she wrote for Wired and Kaiser Health News. Ms. Hernandez holds a Ph.D. in neurobiology from Columbia University. She is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz's science communication program.

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Email: daniela.hernandez@wsj.com