Ítalo Castro
@italoacastro.bsky.social
PhD 🇧🇷 Virologist wannabe. Postdoc studying respiratory virus persistence @ WashU 🇺🇸 #Virology #Science. 📍St Louis - MO
Check out our most recent study featured on the cover of the December issue of the @amjtransplant.bsky.social Big shoutout to the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, Pathology & Immunology at WashU for the great collaborative work! #virology #transplant #lung
December 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Check out our most recent study featured on the cover of the December issue of the @amjtransplant.bsky.social Big shoutout to the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, Pathology & Immunology at WashU for the great collaborative work! #virology #transplant #lung
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🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨
"Tolerogenic lung allograft microenvironment suppresses pathogenic tissue remodeling following respiratory virus infection in mice," by Ítalo de Araújo Castro et al.
www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
"Tolerogenic lung allograft microenvironment suppresses pathogenic tissue remodeling following respiratory virus infection in mice," by Ítalo de Araújo Castro et al.
www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨
"Tolerogenic lung allograft microenvironment suppresses pathogenic tissue remodeling following respiratory virus infection in mice," by Ítalo de Araújo Castro et al.
www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
"Tolerogenic lung allograft microenvironment suppresses pathogenic tissue remodeling following respiratory virus infection in mice," by Ítalo de Araújo Castro et al.
www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
New paper out! Nice collab between @washumicrobiology.bsky.social and the Department of Surgery! Check it out to learn more about how viral infections can impact lung transplantation outcomes
New paper by @italoacastro.bsky.social is out! In collaboration with the Kreisel Lab from the Department of surgery, we studied the impact of a lung viral infection in transplanted lungs...with some unexpected results! Take a look:
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September 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New paper out! Nice collab between @washumicrobiology.bsky.social and the Department of Surgery! Check it out to learn more about how viral infections can impact lung transplantation outcomes
For my inaugural bsky post I’m happy to share my recent work @ @natmicrobiol.nature.com . Check it out if you’re an RNA virus aficcionado and to learn a bit about #virus persistence, long-term viral imprinting and #chronic_lung_disease. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Murine parainfluenza virus persists in lung innate immune cells sustaining chronic lung pathology - Nature Microbiology
Murine parainfluenza virus (Sendai) persists and imprints lung innate immune cells, leaving long-lasting transcriptomic alterations associated with type-2 inflammation and development of chronic lung ...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
For my inaugural bsky post I’m happy to share my recent work @ @natmicrobiol.nature.com . Check it out if you’re an RNA virus aficcionado and to learn a bit about #virus persistence, long-term viral imprinting and #chronic_lung_disease. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
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March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
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This is happening. Make it big.
Stand up for Science marches in Washington and nationwide on March 7th.
Some local information here: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
Stand up for Science marches in Washington and nationwide on March 7th.
Some local information here: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
February 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is happening. Make it big.
Stand up for Science marches in Washington and nationwide on March 7th.
Some local information here: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
Stand up for Science marches in Washington and nationwide on March 7th.
Some local information here: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...