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…

Kathryn Braden, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the Castro Lab, received the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award. This award, which provides up to three years of support, is given to postdocs who demonstrate the…

Rubén García-Reyes (left), a doctoral candidate in the lab of Daniel Castro, PhD, and Castro were selected for the 2024 cohort of the Gilliam Fellows Program. The pair will receive $53,000 annually for up to three years to support their…