Education
Ph.D in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Granada, Spain, 2014
Current position
Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, USA
Publications
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Bi, P., Yue, F., Karki, A., Castro, B., Wirbisky, S. E., Wang, C., Durkes, A., Elzey, B. D., Andrisani, O. M., Bidwell, C. A., Freeman, J. L., Konieczny, S. F. and Kuang, S. (2016). Notch activation drives adipocyte dedifferentiation and tumorigenic transformation in mice. J Exp Med 213(10): 2019-2037.
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Castro, B., Sanchez, P., Miranda, M. T., Torres, J. M. and Ortega, E. (2015). Identification of dopamine- and serotonin-related genes modulated by bisphenol A in the prefrontal cortex of male rats. Chemosphere 139: 235-239.
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Castro, B., Sanchez, P., Torres, J. M. and Ortega, E. (2015). Bisphenol A, bisphenol F and bisphenol S affect differently 5alpha-reductase expression and dopamine-serotonin systems in the prefrontal cortex of juvenile female rats. Environ Res 142: 281-287.
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Sanchez, P., Castro, B., Torres, J. M. and Ortega, E. (2014). Effects of different ethanol-administration regimes on mRNA and protein levels of steroid 5alpha-reductase isozymes in prefrontal cortex of adolescent male rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 231(17): 3273-3280.
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Castro, B., Sanchez, P., Torres, J. M., Preda, O., del Moral, R. G. and Ortega, E. (2013). Bisphenol A exposure during adulthood alters expression of aromatase and 5alpha-reductase isozymes in rat prostate. PLoS One 8(2): e55905.
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Sanchez, P., Castro, B., Torres, J. M., Olmo, A., del Moral, R. G. and Ortega, E. (2013). Bisphenol A modifies the regulation exerted by testosterone on 5 alpha -reductase isozymes in ventral prostate of adult rats. Biomed Res Int 2013: 629235.
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Castro, B., Sanchez, P., Torres, J. M. and Ortega, E. (2013). Effects of adult exposure to bisphenol a on genes involved in the physiopathology of rat prefrontal cortex. PLoS One 8(9): e73584.
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Sanchez, P., Torres, J. M., Castro, B., Olmo, A., del Moral, R. G. and Ortega, E. (2013). Expression of steroid 5alpha-reductase isozymes in prostate of adult rats after environmental stress. FEBS J 280(1): 93-101.
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Sanchez, P., Torres, J. M., Castro, B., Frias, J. F. and Ortega, E. (2013). Effects of metoclopramide on mRNA levels of steroid 5alpha-reductase isozymes in prostate of adult rats. J Physiol Biochem 69(1): 133-140.
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Sanchez, P., Torres, J. M., Castro, B., Del Moral, R. G., de Dios Luna, J. and Ortega, E. (2013). Steroid 5alpha-reductase in adult rat brain after neonatal dihydrotestosterone administration. Neurochem Res 38(3): 557-563.