Christopher Castro, Ph.D.

Current lab member Boyle Lab Ph.D. alumnus

Christopher Castro, Ph.D.

Staff Bioinformatician

Boyle Lab history

  • Bioinformatics Ph.D. student January 2016–March 2023
  • Staff Bioinformatician Current
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Research

Research areas

  • Non-coding Variation
  • Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • De Novo Mutations
  • Gene Regulation

Training

Education

  • B.S.Northeastern Illinois University
  • Ph.D.University of Michigan

Recognition

Honors and awards

  • Bioinformatics Training Program (T32)
  • Rackham Merit Fellow
  • Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant (pre-candidate & candidate)
  • Global Research Engagement Opportunity Fellowship

Biography

Background

Christopher Castro received his bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Northeastern Illinois University. His PhD research targeted the role of genetic variation in autism spectrum disorders, with a particular focus on uninherited (de novo) mutations occurring in non-coding regions. He is currently a project manager in the Boyle Lab coordinating efforts between several University of Michigan DCMB labs and the IGVF (Impact of Genomic Variation on Function) Consortium.

Research output

Boyle Lab publications

5 publications

The IGVF catalog—from genetic variation to function

Li D , Liu S , Assis PR , Li M , Dong S , Whaling I , Jolanki O , Kagda M , Zhang W , Macias-Velasco JF , Liu T , Cody S , Antonacci-Fulton L , Huang Y , Liu J , Montgomery MT , Zeiberg D , Jain S , Pejaver V , Bergquist T , Chen Y , Radivojac P , Gersbach CA , Sherpa RN , Castro CP , Boyle AP , Starita LM , Fowler DM , Ahituv N , Dey KK , Majoros WH , Reddy TE , Craven M , Sinha R , Sverchkov Y , Cai X , Nzima MZ , Calderwood MA , Rozowsky J , Gerstein M , Ma J , Yue F , Cherry JM , Love MI , Engreitz JM , Hitz BC , Wang T
Nucleic Acids Research 2026 54(D1):D1437--D1445
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