Javier Kelly Cuenca, a graduate student in the Castro Lab, received the 2026 Neuroscience Community Award for Excellence in Mentorship. Organized by the Neuroscience Graduate Program to recognize outstanding contributions, this award is given to a graduate student who has…

Rubén A. García-Reyes, a graduate student in the Castro Lab, was selected for the Grow with Google Scholarship Program. This industry-recognized credential validates advanced, job-ready skills in high-growth fields like cybersecurity and data analytics to accelerate professional impact.

Javier Kelly Cuenca, a graduate student in the Castro Lab, was awarded the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The highly competitive, multi-year fellowship recognizes…

Daniel C. Castro, PhD, assistant professor of radiology for WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, was inducted into the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) as an associate member. A premier professional society, membership in the ACNP is by nomination only…

Daniel Castro, PhD, assistant professor and principal investigator in MIR’s Biophotonics Research Center, and colleagues explored the role mu-opioid receptors in the pancreas play in regulating glucagon. Read more about the research and its potential impact for patients with diabetic…