Elizabeth Castillo

2020-2023 University of Oregon: Cardiopulmonary Lab: Undergraduate Assistant 

• Assisted in all projects looking at the effect of a Patent Foramen Ovale on exercise induced and resting conditions
• Collected data for undergraduate thesis on effect of Patent Foramen Ovale on respiratory heat loss at rest and during exercise in men

Fall 2023 University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine:  UM stroke lab

• Collected data for winter symposium on the effect of nicotine vape exposure on stroke outcome in rats
• Studied the effects of nicotine exposure on inflammatory response and stroke outcome post transient middle cerebral artery occlusion procedure

2019-2024

• General Chemistry, CH 221-223
• General Chemistry Lab, CH 227-229
• Calculus I & II, MATH 251-252
• Sociology, SOC 207
• Ethics, PHIL 102
• Psychology: Mind and Brain, PSY 201
• Organic Chemistry, CH 331,335-336
• Organic Chemistry Lab, CH 337-338
• Honors Biology, BI 281-283H
• Honors Biology Lab, BI 281-283H
• Philosophy, PHIL 170
• Environmental Ethics, PHIL 340
• Medical Ethics, PHIL 335
• Plant Biology, BI 359
• Neurobiology, BI 360
• General Physics

Undergrad Major specific:

• Human Anatomy I-II
• Human Physiology I-II
• Anatomy & Physiology III
• Exercise Physiology
• Clinical neurobiology

Masters in Biomedical Science:

• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology
• Gross Anatomy and Histology
• General Physiology
• Cardiovascular Physiology
• Anatomy Dissection
• Basic Pathobiology

Family: First generation college student and proud daughter of Mexican immigrant parents. The youngest sibling with one older brother.

Residency: Dual Mexican/ American citizenship. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, but currently lives in Eugene, OR.