David J. Castillo

Biomedical researcher with extensive experience in the Biophysics of nanomotors, and nanotechnology applications in soft matter. Specialist in molecular microbiology tools and single particle analysis (genomics, molecular biology, optical microscopy, biochemistry, protein engineering, and plant development. Trained undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs in several scientific research institutions in Mexico, Germany, and Japan, (UNAM, Max Planck Institute, Osaka University, and Waseda University).

External analyst for environmental assessment in urban ecosystems using multispectral images on UAVs (drones) designed remotely operated biosensors and integration into GIS for environmental modeling, in collaboration with NGOs, civil organizations, and local governments and Environment Secretariats (SEDEMA, CONAFOR, PAOT).

GLYXON Biolabs DIY Biospace for biomaterials. Founder and director

Glyxon Biolabs studies micro-algae, plants, and bacterial models to explore further strategies of atmospheric CO2 sequestration and biopolymers biosynthesis by combining biotechnological approaches and computer-based simulations of ecological dynamics of planktonic ecosystems and bacterial consortia. Our interests include microfluidics; 3D printing cell cultures; biopolymers biosynthetic pathways; simulation of genetic chassis circuits; gene editing and protein engineering in bacterial models and plants; Lab automation using microcontrollers and tailored integrated circuits.

Mycorrhizal fungi are fundamental microorganisms that provide sustainably to forestal ecosystems. Their role in large-scale processes like CO2 sequestration is vastly ignored. Our interest is to understand how terrestrial bacteria and mycorrhizal communities become established and how their diversity varies as trees grow and adapt to demanding environments.

June 2022