Background
Castro, Maria Graciela was born on March 2, 1955 in Buenos Aires. Daughter of Nestor Antonio Castro and Maria Esther Rodriquez.
geneticist researcher medical educator
Castro, Maria Graciela was born on March 2, 1955 in Buenos Aires. Daughter of Nestor Antonio Castro and Maria Esther Rodriquez.
Bachelor of Science 1st class in Chemistry, National University La Plata, Argentina, 1979. Master of Science in Biochemistry, National University La Plata, Argentina, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, National University La Plata, Argentina, 1986.
Fogarty postdoctoral fellow Laboratory Neurochemistry and Neuroimmunology National Institute Child Health and Human DEvel., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1986—1988. Senior research fellow Laboratory Molecular Endocrinology, department biochemistry and physiology University Reading, England, 1988—1990. Lecturer neuroscience, department physiology University Wales College, Cardiff, 1991—1995.
Senior lecturer medicine School Medicine University Manchester, England, 1995—1998, professor molecular medicine, 1998—2001. Professor medicine University of California at Los Angeles, since 2002, professor molecular pharmacology, since 2004. Lecturer department molecular and life science University Abertay, Dundee, Scotland, 1991—1992.
Director molecular medicine and gene therapy University Manchester, England, since 1996. Expert Women in Science Technology, Sheffield, since 1996. Member neuroscience panel Wellcome Trust, since 1999.
Co-director department molecular medicine Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, since 2001, co-director board governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute, since 2001. Board governors The Linda Tallen and David Paul Kane Foundation, since 2003. Member Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California at Los Angeles, since 2004, member Brain Research Institute, since 2005.
Chair in gene therapeutics Medallions Group, since 2006.
Member of American Society Microbiology, Society Neuro-oncology, American Association Immunologists, American Association Cancer Research, National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke, International Society Nerovirology (founding member), Society Neurosci., Endocrine Society, American Gene Therapy Association.
Married Pedro Ricardo Lowenstein, January 12, 1988. 1 child Elijah David Lowenstein.