Alessandra Castaldi

Alessandra Castaldi, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the UC San Diego Department of Medicine. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Molecular Biology from University of Naples Federico II (Italy) and earned her PhD in Molecular Medicine at the University of Study of Milan (Italy). Dr. Castaldi completed her postdoctoral training at UC San Diego and then moved to University of Southern California (USC) as Research Associate. Her research interests include the study of progenitor cells in the muscle (skeletal and cardiac) and pulmonary systems, as well as microRNA regulation of gene expression. She is currently investigating the regulation of airway and alveolar epithelial progenitor cell commitment following injury. Dr. Castaldi has been mentoring several undergraduate and graduate students. She is currently Social Media Co-Coordinator of the UCSD Women in Health Sciences Committee.