About
Nancy Castro received her BS in Biology from the University of LaVerne, followed by an MS in Biology from Cal Poly Pomona. Thereafter, she received her PhD from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in Pharmacology with an emphasis in Molecular Biology. The focus of her graduate research was on breast cancer and signal transduction pathway activation by a specific protein known as breast tumor kinase. Upon completion of her PhD, she moved back home to southern California and pursued a post-doctorate position at City of Hope in Duarte, CA. Her post-doctorate focused on Diabetes research, specifically, looking at miRNAs and their dysregulation in promoting Diabetic Nephropathy. After four years as a post-doc, Nancy started teaching at USC in the Biological Sciences department in 2014, where she now teaches lower and upper division biology courses such as General Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry, as well as teaching biology laboratory courses.
Joined
September 2025
