María Victoria López, BSc, MSc(c)
Research Assistant
Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria
María Victoria López is a researcher at the Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policies (IECS). She graduated in nutrition from the National University of La Matanza, Argentina. She completed a master’s degree in Clinical Effectiveness at the School of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires, where she is currently a thesis-reading student.She is currently a researcher in the Department of Chronic Diseases at IECS. Her main focus has been on epidemiological studies and implementation research focused on chronic diseases, as well as research on nutrition and food systems.In the COLMA project, she is a researcher assistant and participates in the development of the content of interventions related to healthy lifestyles.
Recent publications:
- Rosana P, Danaei G, Gutierrez L, Cavallo A, Lopez MV, Irazola V. An innovative approach to improve the detection and treatment of risk factors in poor urban settings: a feasibility study in Argentina. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 22;21(1):567. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10569-3. PMID: 33752644; PMCID: PMC7986565.
- Elorriaga N, Moyano DL, López MV, Cavallo AS, Gutierrez L, Panaggio CB, Irazola V. Urban Retail Food Environments: Relative Availability and Prominence of Exhibition of Healthy vs. Unhealthy Foods at Supermarkets in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 22;18(3):944. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18030944. PMID: 33499044; PMCID: PMC7908167.
- Prado C, López MV, Cavallo A, García Díaz M, Ortiz F, Serna JM, Caruso D, Irazola V. El desafío del envejecimiento saludable: brechas entre las necesidades de las personas mayores y las políticas implementadas en Argentina [The challenge of healthy aging: Gaps between the needs of older adults and implemented policies in Argentina]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2025 Mar-Apr;60(2):101583. Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2024.101583. Epub 2024 Nov 9. PMID: 39522304.
ORCID:
María Victoria López is a researcher at the Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policies (IECS). She graduated in nutrition from the National University of La Matanza, Argentina. She completed a master’s degree in Clinical Effectiveness at the School of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires, where she is currently a thesis-reading student.She is currently a researcher in the Department of Chronic Diseases at IECS. Her main focus has been on epidemiological studies and implementation research focused on chronic diseases, as well as research on nutrition and food systems.In the COLMA project, she is a researcher assistant and participates in the development of the content of interventions related to healthy lifestyles.
Recent publications:
- Rosana P, Danaei G, Gutierrez L, Cavallo A, Lopez MV, Irazola V. An innovative approach to improve the detection and treatment of risk factors in poor urban settings: a feasibility study in Argentina. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 22;21(1):567. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10569-3. PMID: 33752644; PMCID: PMC7986565.
- Elorriaga N, Moyano DL, López MV, Cavallo AS, Gutierrez L, Panaggio CB, Irazola V. Urban Retail Food Environments: Relative Availability and Prominence of Exhibition of Healthy vs. Unhealthy Foods at Supermarkets in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 22;18(3):944. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18030944. PMID: 33499044; PMCID: PMC7908167.
- Prado C, López MV, Cavallo A, García Díaz M, Ortiz F, Serna JM, Caruso D, Irazola V. El desafío del envejecimiento saludable: brechas entre las necesidades de las personas mayores y las políticas implementadas en Argentina [The challenge of healthy aging: Gaps between the needs of older adults and implemented policies in Argentina]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2025 Mar-Apr;60(2):101583. Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2024.101583. Epub 2024 Nov 9. PMID: 39522304.
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