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Alesha B. Castillo, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Biomechanical Engineering
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
Office: 650-493-5000 Ext. 66252
Lab: 650-493-5000 Ext. 65478
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 projects (under construction)
- Laboratory protocols
- Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Current Funding Sources
- 2007-2010, Stanford Center on Longevity (project information).
- 2007-present, National Institutes of Health (PI: Christopher R. Jacobs, Columbia University, Jacobs Lab Link)
Online Research Tools
- UCSC Genome Browser
- Addgene
- Primer3Plus
- Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)
- Database of Databases (DBoDB), an easy to use database for searching and retrieving mouse resource information
Bioresources
- Pubmed
- NCBI Bookshelf
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), The Global Bioresource Center
- The Jackson Laboratory
- Mutant Mouse Regional Resources Center (MMRRC)
- Molecular Biology of the Cell by Alberts, et al., New York and London: Garland Science ; c2002
Scientific Journals and Conferences
- Cell Stem Cell, official journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
- Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
- Stem Cells
- Bone, official journal of the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS)
- Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine (SPRBM)
- Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM)
- International Bone Fluid Flow (IBFF) Workshop
Other Links
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Stanford University
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University
- Stanford Center on Longevity
- Stanford University Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
- Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Tissue Biology
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
- International Stem Cell Forum (ISCF)
- Nature Reports Stem Cells
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NIH Stem Cell Portal
- The Scientist
FAK Laboratory Protocols (Temporary Placeholder)
- General FAK Project Outline
- Thawing Cells
- Subculturing
- Subculturing 3T3 Fibroblasts
- Actin Staining
- Subcloning Outline
- Subcloning Cells
- Hygromycin B Selection
- Transfection of 3T3s
- Read Me: Literature Summary
- Boutahar et al., 2004
- Kim et al., 2007
- Parsons et al., 2007
- Schaller et al., 1996
- Schlaepfer et al., 1999