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==Welcome!==
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==Contact Information==
==Contact Information==
Alesha B. Castillo, PhD
Alesha B. Castillo, PhD<br>
 
Bone and Joint Center of Excellence<br>
Postdoctoral Scholar
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System<br>
 
Palo Alto, CA 94304<br>
Biomechanical Engineering
Email: alesha.castillo@stanford.edu<br>
 
Stanford University
 
Stanford, CA 94305
 
Office: 650-493-5000 Ext. 66252
 
Lab: 650-493-5000 Ext. 65478
 
Email: alesha.castillo@stanford.edu


==Education==
==Education==
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==Research Links==
==Research Links==
*[[Castillo_Lab | Castillo Lab]]
*[[User:Alesha B. Castillo/Notebook | Projects‎]] (under construction)
*[[User:Alesha B. Castillo/Notebook | Projects‎]] (under construction)
*Laboratory protocols
*Standard operating procedures (SOPs)


==Current Funding Sources==
==Current Funding Sources==
*2007-2010, [http://longevity.stanford.edu/ Stanford Center on Longevity] ([http://longevity.stanford.edu/fellowships2007.html project information]).
*2009-2014, VA Career Development Award
*2007-present, National Institutes of Health (PI: Christopher R. Jacobs, Columbia University, [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Jacobs Jacobs Lab Link])
*2007-2010, [http://longevity.stanford.edu/ Stanford Center on Longevity] ([http://longevity.stanford.edu/fellowships2007.html project information])
 
==Online Research Tools==
*[http://genome.ucsc.edu/ UCSC Genome Browser]
*[http://www.addgene.org/pgvec1 Addgene]
*[http://www.bioinformatics.nl/cgi-bin/primer3plus/primer3plus.cgi Primer3Plus]
*[http://nagy.mshri.on.ca/cre/ Cre-X-Mice], A Database of Cre Transgenic Lines
*[http://www.informatics.jax.org/ Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)]
*[http://bioit.fleming.gr/mrb/ Database of Databases (DBoDB)], an easy to use database for searching and retrieving mouse resource information
*[http://www.protocol-online.org/ Protocols Online Search Engine]
 
==Bioresources==
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=Books&itool=toolbar NCBI Bookshelf]
*[http://www.atcc.org/ATCC American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)], The Global Bioresource Center
*[http://www.jax.org/ The Jackson Laboratory]
*[http://www.mmrrc.org/ Mutant Mouse Regional Resources Center (MMRRC)]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mboc4.TOC&depth=2 Molecular Biology of the Cell] by Alberts, et al., New York and London: Garland Science ; c2002
 
==Scientific Journals and Conferences==
*[http://www.cellstemcell.com Cell Stem Cell], official journal of the [http://www.isscr.org/ International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)]
*[http://www.jbmronline.org/loi/jbmr Journal of Bone and Mineral Research], official journal of the [http://www.asbmr.org/ American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)]
*[http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/ Stem Cells]
*[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/87563282 Bone], official journal of the [http://www.ibmsonline.org/ International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS)]
*[http://www.stanford.edu/group/sprbm/ Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine (SPRBM)]
*[http://www.cor.uams.edu/aimm/default.htm Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM)]
*[http://www.bme.sunysb.edu/8ibff/index.html International Bone Fluid Flow (IBFF) Workshop]
 
==Other Links==
*[http://www.stanford.edu/group/biomech/ Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Stanford University]
*[http://bioengineering.stanford.edu/ Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University]
*[http://longevity2.stanford.edu/index.html Stanford Center on Longevity]
*[http://stemcell.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine]
*[http://www.sunvalleyworkshop.org/ Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Tissue Biology]
*[http://www.cirm.ca.gov/ California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)]
*[http://www.hhmi.org/ Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)]
*[http://www.stemcellforum.org/ International Stem Cell Forum (ISCF)]
*[http://www.nature.com/stemcells/index.html Nature Reports Stem Cells]
*[http://www.nih.gov National Institutes of Health (NIH)]
*[http://stemcells.nih.gov/ NIH Stem Cell Portal]
*[http://www.the-scientist.com/ The Scientist]
 
==FAK Laboratory Protocols (Temporary Placeholder)==
*'''''[[Media:General_Project_Outline_Info.pdf|General FAK Project Outline]]'''''
*[[Media:Bernard-Trifilo_2006.pdf‎|Analyzing FAK and Pyk2 in Early Integrin Signaling Events]], Current Protocols in Cell Biology
*[[Media:Thawing cells from nitrogen.pdf|Thawing Cells]]
*[[Media:Subculturing.pdf|Subculturing]]
*[[Media:Subculturing 3T3 Fibroblasts.pdf‎|Subculturing 3T3 Fibroblasts]]
*[[Media:Actin_Staining_preliminary.pdf|Actin Staining]]
*[[Media:Subcloning outline.pdf‎|Subcloning Outline]]
*[[Media:Subcloning cells.pdf‎|Subcloning Cells]]
*[[Media:Hygromycin B selection.pdf‎|Hygromycin B Selection]]
*[[Media:Transfection of 3T3s with GFP Actin perliminary.pdf|Transfection of 3T3s]]
*'''''[[Media:ReadMe.pdf|Read Me: Literature Summary]]'''''
*[[Media:Mech Strain on Obs activates FAK PYK2 Boutahar N et al 2004.pdf|Boutahar et al., 2004]]
*[[Media:Roles of Fak in ob diff oc remod bone regen Kim JB etal 2007.pdf|Kim et al., 2007]]
*[[Media:FAK the first ten years Parsons JT 2007.pdf|Parsons et al., 2007]]
*[[Media:The focal Adhesion Kinase Schaller MD 96.pdf‎|Schaller et al., 1996]]
*[[Media:Signaling through FAK Schlaepfer DD et al 1999.pdf|Schlaepfer et al., 1999]]

Latest revision as of 09:18, 18 December 2009

Contact Information

Alesha B. Castillo, PhD
Bone and Joint Center of Excellence
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Email: alesha.castillo@stanford.edu

Education

  • 2004, PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis
  • 2000, MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis
  • 1997, BS, Materials Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Research Interests

  • Bone mechanotransduction, adaptation, aging and disease
  • Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
  • Stem cell biology

Research Links

Current Funding Sources