Dr. Marisol Castillo-Castrejon's research program envisions a life course approach and aims broadly to explore the role of nutrition on women’s health. Her research program is divided into three main areas: 1) placental function as a determinant of developmental programming of metabolic diseases ; 2) nutritional epidemiology & environmental exposures during pregnancy; and 3) menopause & diabetes risk.
Education:
- BS- Nutrition and Food Sciences, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico (2000-2005)
- MS - Summa Cum Laude, Experimental Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico (2006-2008)
- PhD - Biological Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico (2009-2014)
Fellowship:
- Epidemiology and Reproductive Toxicology - University of Michigan, Environmental Health Sciences Department (2014-2016)
- Reproductive Sciences - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2017-2020)
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Developmental Origins of Health & Disease
- Nutrition
- Environmental Exposures
- Menopause
- Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- Placental Function
- Obesity
- Adaptive Immunity
- Women's Health
Funding:
- Center for Advancement of Science & Technology, OCAST–HR23 (ranked #16/109)
- Harold Hamm Foundation
- Center for Indigenous Resilience, Culture, and Maternal Health Equity (CIRCLE) Pilot Grant
- Cellular and Molecular GeroScience CoBRE
- Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources (OSCTR) Pilot Grant Program
Select Honors and Accomplishments:
- President's Presenter's Award, Society for Reproductive Investigation (2024)
- Trophoblast Research New Investigator Award, International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) (2019)
- Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize, International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (2011)