Laura Romero Castillo
Postdoctoral Researcher
E-mail: laura.romero.castillo@ki.se
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9, 9D, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: C2 Medicinsk biokemi och biofysik, C2 Immunologi Holmdahl, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Passionate about Immunology and research.
In love with communicating research. You will see me in scientific
conferences and in divulgate events such as Women in Science or Pint of
Science.
I also enjoy helping other people to grow, that’s why I’m an active
member of the Karolinska Postdoc Association (KIPA) and a mentor in the
Euraxess mentoring program.
However, not everything is about work, in my free time, you can find me
dancing, climbing, and painting.
* *Karolinska Institutet foundation for Rheumatology Research*. 2020-2021.
160000 kr.
* *Ulla and Gustaf af Uggla Foundation*. 2021-2022. 150000 kr.
* *Åke Wiberg Stiftelse*. 2021-2022. 200000 kr.
* *Karolinska Institutet foundation for Rheumatology Research*. 2021-2022.
200000 kr.
* *Margarita Salas* grant awarded. 2021-2023. Salary grant.
* *Ph.D. Health Sciences/ /with honors./ /*Dissertation: “Effect of
anti-inflammatory dendrimers on the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis.”
Committee: Profs. Maria Jesus Sanz Ferrando, Silvia Llorens Folgado and
Joao Rodrigues. University of Castilla La-Mancha, Medicine School
(Albacete, Spain), /December 2019./
* *Bachelor of Pharmacy. *University of Castilla La-Mancha, Pharmacy School
(Albacete, Spain), / July 2015./
Research
- My experience in research has been relatively multidisciplinary, trying to
unite nanotechnology with immunology. This fact has allowed me to realize the
need for joint work among many different disciplines with the common goal of
continuing to advance in scientific and technological development.
Now, during my postdoctoral studies, I continue in the field of autoimmune
diseases, this time with rheumatoid arthritis in the project focusing on the
development of a tolerogenic peptide-based vaccine.
Teaching
- * Laboratory practices in the subject of general pharmacology. (40h).
Academic year 2017-2018 (University of Castilla La-Mancha, Bachelor of
Pharmacy).
* Laboratory practices in the subject of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy I.
(60h). Academic year 2018-2019 (University of Castilla La-Mancha, Bachelor
of Pharmacy).
* Laboratory practices in the subject of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy
II. (40h). Academic year 2018-2019 (University of Castilla La-Mancha,
Bachelor of Pharmacy).
* Karolinska Institutet: Academic years (2019-Currently).
* Bachelor of Biomedicine (Subjects: Biochemistry and Chemical Biology).
Insulin project work, Lecture “Typical drug targets”, Enzymatic
inhibition laboratory.
* Bachelor of Medicine (Subject: Physiology). Blood project and
metabolism project works.
Articles
- Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE (JEM). 2023;220(11):e20230101
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2023;120(25):e2218668120
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2022;23(8):4391
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:892251
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2017;114(37):E7660-E7669