Luis Alejandro Castillo Montañez

Experienced Postdoctoral Fellow with a strong background in biological science, specializing in immunology and bacteriology. Demonstrated expertise in conducting high-quality research and effective collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. Adept at contributing to academic and institutional management, while committed to advancing scientific knowledge and supporting healthcare initiatives.

• Supervised team of five staff members.

• Collaborator, COVID-19 Diagnostic Unit, Hurlingham National University, Hurlingham, Argentina, 12/01/20, 03/31/21
• Collaborator, COVID-19 Diagnostic Unit, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 06/01/20, 08/31/20
• Bacteriologist, CNC Laboratorio Clínico, Venezuela, 11/01/14, 12/31/15
• Bacteriologist, Santa María Laboratorio SRL, Venezuela, 04/01/11, 09/30/13
• Head of Department of Bacteriology, Laboratorio Clínico Galeno C.A., Venezuela, 12/01/09, 04/30/14

• Define the role of CCR7 in dendritic cells in the tumor microenvironment.
• Targeting pro-tumorigenic neutrophils to reshape the tumor microenvironment.

• Member, Institutional Committee for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 05/01/21, 12/31/21
• Medical assistance, Todos por la vida Foundation, Venezuela, 08/01/08, 08/31/11

• Latin-American Doctoral Fellowship, National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina, 2016
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina, 2021

• Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 impairs intracellular elastase mobilization and persists within human neutrophils., Microbiological Research, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2024.128035
• The RNA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa impairs neutrophil responses favoring bacterial survival., Journal of Innate Immunity, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1159/000541414
• Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Induced by Shiga Toxin and Lipopolysaccharide-Treated Platelets Exacerbate Endothelial Cell Damage., Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.897019
• Effects of bacterial lipopolysaccharide and Shiga toxin on induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells., Shock, 2023, https://journals.lww.com/shockjournal/fulltext/2023/06000/effects_of_bacterial_lipopolysaccharide_and_shiga.14.aspx
• Humoral response to the BBIBP-CorV vaccine over time in healthcare workers with or without exposure to SARS-CoV-2., Molecular Immunology, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2022.01.009
• Brucella abortus-infected platelets modulate activation of neutrophils., Immunology and Cell Biology, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imcb.12373
• Modulation of neutrophil extracellular traps release by Klebsiella pneumoniae., Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/JLB.4MA0620-099R
• Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 Negatively Regulates the Oxidative Burst in Human Neutrophils., Frontiers in Immunology, 2019, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497972/
• Prokaryotic RNA Activates Endothelial Cells Promoting Neutrophil Transmigration., Immunology and Cell Biology, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1111/imcb.12282
• Novel Use of All-Trans-Retinoic Acid in A Model of Lipopolysaccharide-Immunosuppression to Decrease the Generation of Myeloid-Derived suppressor Cells., Shock, 2016, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27922552/

• Postdoctoral Fellow, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 02/01/22, Present
• Postdoctoral Fellow, National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 04/01/21, 01/31/22
• PhD in Biological Science, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 01/01/16, 03/31/21
• Degree in Bioanalysis, Faculty of Health Science, Carabobo University, Carabobo, Venezuela, 01/01/05, 12/31/09

• UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

• Surgical techniques in mice.