Lourena De Abreu joined The Hastings Center in April 2025. She is currently completing a master’s degree in bioethics at Harvard Medical School. She graduated from Howard University in 2023, where she studied Interdisciplinary Studies with a bioethics concentration and a minor in philosophy. Her undergraduate thesis, Psilocybin Medicalization and the Bioethical Challenges Encountered, was a finalist in the Academy of Medicine’s bioethics essay contest. Lourena’s academic and professional interests lie at the intersection of clinical ethics, health justice, and the lived experience of chronic illness.