MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF
Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of General Surgery
Ariel Castro, Ph.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Surgery
Contact Information
2340 Sutter Street, Room N-226
Box 0875
San Francisco, California 94143-0875
Academic Telephone: (415) 353-9294
Fax: (415) 476-6779
e-mail: castroa@surgery.ucsf.edu
Biography
Dr. Ariel Castro is Assistant Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He received a Fellowship from the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), and obtained his PhD degree in Cell Biology from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Castro did his postdoctoral work at the Walther Oncology Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine and at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX.
Dr. Castro is currently involved in research that focuses on mechanisms that control cell growth and proliferation. Through his research, he aims to define how mTOR activity is regulated, with the final goal of identifying new targets for therapy. Dr. Castro also supervises and trains in his labSelected Publications
Dr. Ariel Castro is Assistant Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Universityof California, San Francisco. He received a Fellowship from the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), and obtained his PhD degree in Cell Biology from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Castro did his postdoctoral work at the Walther Oncology Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine and at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX.
Dr. Castro is currently involved in research that focuses on mechanisms that control cell growth and proliferation. Through his research, he aims to define how mTOR activity is regulated, with the final goal of identifying new targets for therapy. Dr. Castro also supervises and trains in his lab.