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K. Castro

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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A. D. Rodriguez· 2 shared A. Folch· 2 shared L. F. Horowitz· 2 shared R. C. Rostomily· 2 shared R. J. Monnat· 2 shared A. Mikheev· 1 shared A. Raman· 1 shared D. C. Sheppard· 1 shared

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A. D. Rodriguez

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Autoaggregation in Streptococcus intermedius is driven by the Pel polysaccharide

D. Raju, S. A. Turner, K. Castro, G. B. Whitfield, D. LaMarche, S. Mahajan, R. Pfoh, F. Le Mauff, M. Joe, S. Sarkar, T. L. Lowary, D. C. Sheppard, D. J. Wozniak, M. G. Surette, P. L. Howell

This study identifies the Pel polysaccharide as a driver of autoaggregation in S. intermedius, linking it to biofilm formation and increased pathogenicity.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2024Microbiology

A Microfluidic Platform for Functional Testing of Cancer Drugs on Intact Tumor Slices

A. D. Rodriguez, L. F. Horowitz, K. Castro, H. Kenerson, N. Bhattacharjee, G. Gandhe, A. Raman, R. J. Monnat, R. S. Yeung, R. C. Rostomily, A. Folch

This paper develops a microfluidic platform for testing cancer drugs on intact tumor slices to improve drug response assessment in precision oncology.

bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2020Bioengineering

Multiplexed drug testing of tumor slices using a microfluidic platform

L. F. Horowitz, A. D. Rodriguez, Z. Dereli-Korkut, R. Lin, K. Castro, A. Mikheev, R. J. Monnat, A. Folch, R. C. Rostomily

This paper develops a microfluidic platform for rapid, multiplexed drug testing of cancer slices to guide personalized therapy.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2020Bioengineering