Rodrigo Morales Castro

Rodrigo Morales Castro is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, specializing in immune mechanisms during tissue damage and regeneration using zebrafish models. His work bridges immunology, developmental biology, and intestinal disease research.

Research focuses on:

• Inflammatory responses in tissue repair
• Zebrafish as a clinical model for IBD
• Role of macrophages and cytokines in mucosal healing
• Single-cell analysis and spatial omics in regeneration

Recent publications highlight his expertise in intestinal inflammation, organoids, and Notch signaling. Grants from Åke Wibergs Stiftelse and Marcus Borgströms Stiftelse support his zebrafish-based genetic-environmental interaction studies.

Key techniques include flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, and 3D imaging.