Alex Castillo-Ruiz

Alex Castillo-Ruiz is an Assistant Professor in the Neuroscience Program at Michigan State University. His research focuses on neonatal brain development, particularly how birth-related inflammatory responses and microbiota interactions influence neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Research trends across his publications highlight:

• Neuroimmune crosstalk during perinatal brain maturation
• Epigenetic mechanisms in sexual differentiation of neural circuits
• Microbiome-brain axis in early life
• Comparative neuroanatomy of diurnal/nocturnal species