October 2017
Patricia Castillo-Briceno > Other Awards
Ecuador Nominee and Delegate. International Exchange Fellowship for Women STEM leaders. United States.
Full Member
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Castillo-Briceno
Membership since:
2018
Field of activity:
About me
Scientist, educator & advisor. Marine Biologist and PhD in Biomedicine, specialized in climate change, ocean and biodiversity. Re-searching on nature-based solutions for adaptation in equatorial and antarctic ecosystems. Currently, Codirector of the Equatorial Biome & Ocean Acidification EBIOAC-Lab, ULEAM University. She is also an active voice in science diplomacy and the science–policy interface, and has taken part as a Scientific Explorer in Ecuador's Antarctic Program in 2023, 2025, 2026.
Other Memberships/Affiliations
Global Ocean Acidification - Observing Network GOA-ON
Degrees:
2010
Doctorate
Other
2016
Master
Agricultural Sciences
2007
Master
Biological Systems and Organisms
Publications resulting from Research
Castro Morán, Roddy M., Jennifer Stefania Mera Arteaga, Francisco Navarrete-Mier, and Patricia Castillo-Briceno. 2026. “Effects of ocean acidification on the behaviour and anaesthesia of juvenile Abudefduf troschelii.” In III International Congress of Biotechnology and Neotropical Ecosystems, edited by Zulay Marina Niño Ruiz, Laura Inés Salazar Cotugno, Patricia Yissel Dávalos Cerrón, et al. Editorial Unión Científica. https://doi.org/10.63804/CIBEN.25.bycg.e3.
Freire-Fierro, Alina, Daniela Pareja-Mejía, Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas, et al. 2026. “Brain Drain or Brain Circulation? A Perspective from Latin American Scientists.” Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics 11 (July). https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2026.1852571.
Ravšelj, Dejan, Damijana Keržič, Nina Tomaževič, et al. 2025. “Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of ChatGPT: A Global Study of Early Reactions.” PLOS ONE 20 (2): e0315011. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315011.
Salazar-Guevara, Stephany, Francisco Navarrete-Mier, and Patricia Castillo-Briceno. 2026. “Optimization of a clearing and staining protocol for the study of skeletal development in chame (Dormitator latifrons).” In III International Congress of Biotechnology and Neotropical Ecosystems, edited by Zulay Marina Niño Ruiz, Laura Inés Salazar Cotugno, Patricia Yissel Dávalos Cerrón, et al. Editorial Unión Científica. https://doi.org/10.63804/CIBEN.25.icta.e9.
Freire-Fierro, Alina, Daniela Pareja-Mejía, Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas, et al. 2026. “Brain Drain or Brain Circulation? A Perspective from Latin American Scientists.” Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics 11 (July). https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2026.1852571.
Ravšelj, Dejan, Damijana Keržič, Nina Tomaževič, et al. 2025. “Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of ChatGPT: A Global Study of Early Reactions.” PLOS ONE 20 (2): e0315011. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315011.
Salazar-Guevara, Stephany, Francisco Navarrete-Mier, and Patricia Castillo-Briceno. 2026. “Optimization of a clearing and staining protocol for the study of skeletal development in chame (Dormitator latifrons).” In III International Congress of Biotechnology and Neotropical Ecosystems, edited by Zulay Marina Niño Ruiz, Laura Inés Salazar Cotugno, Patricia Yissel Dávalos Cerrón, et al. Editorial Unión Científica. https://doi.org/10.63804/CIBEN.25.icta.e9.
P Castillo-Briceno, L Kodjabachian. (2014) Xenopus embryonic epidermis as a mucociliary cellular ecosystem to assess the effect of sex hormones in a non-reproductive context. Frontiers in Zoology 11(1):9. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-11-9.
P Castillo-Briceno, S Águila-Martínez, S Liarte, A García Alcázar, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala. (2013) In situ forming microparticle implants for delivery of sex steroids in fish: Modulation of the immune response of gilthead seabream by testosterone. Steroids 78(1):26-33.
S Águila-Martínez, P Castillo-Briceno, M Sánchez, A García Alcázar, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala (2013) Specific and non-overlapping functions of testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone in the regulation of professional phagocyte responses in the teleost fish gilthead seabream. Mol Immunol. 53:218-26
P Castillo-Briceno, D Bihan, M Nilges, S Hamaia, J Meseguer, A García-Ayala, RW Farndale, V Mulero (2011) A role for specific collagen motifs during wound healing and inflammatory response of fibroblasts in the teleost fish gilthead seabream. Mol Immunol. 48(6-7):826-34.
P Castillo-Briceno, I Cabas, M Arizcun-Arizcun, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala (2011) Identification of an integrin beta 1 isoform with a restricted tissue expression in a teleost fish. Reprod Fertil Dev. 23(5):654-64.
P Castillo-Briceno, M Arizcun-Arizcun, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala (2010) Correlated Expression Profile of Extracellular Matrix-Related Molecules during the Inflammatory Response of the Teleost Fish Gilthead Seabream. Dev Comp Immunol. 34(10):1051-8.
P Castillo-Briceno, MP Sepulcre, E Chaves-Pozo, J Meseguer, A García-Ayala, V Mulero (2009) Collagen regulates the activation of professional phagocytes of the teleost fish gilthead seabream. Mol Immunol. 46:1409-15.
E Chaves-Pozo, P Castillo-Briceno, A García-Alcázar, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala. (2008) A role for matrix metalloproteinases in granulocyte infiltration and testicular remodelation in a seasonal breeding teleost. Mol Immunol. 45(10):2820-30.
P Castillo-Briceno, C Márquez, D Wiedenfeld, H Snell y A Jaramillo. (2004) El Niño - Southern Oscillation and health status of Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Ecol apl. (ISSN 1726-2216) 3(1-2):92-7.
P Castillo-Briceno, S Águila-Martínez, S Liarte, A García Alcázar, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala. (2013) In situ forming microparticle implants for delivery of sex steroids in fish: Modulation of the immune response of gilthead seabream by testosterone. Steroids 78(1):26-33.
S Águila-Martínez, P Castillo-Briceno, M Sánchez, A García Alcázar, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala (2013) Specific and non-overlapping functions of testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone in the regulation of professional phagocyte responses in the teleost fish gilthead seabream. Mol Immunol. 53:218-26
P Castillo-Briceno, D Bihan, M Nilges, S Hamaia, J Meseguer, A García-Ayala, RW Farndale, V Mulero (2011) A role for specific collagen motifs during wound healing and inflammatory response of fibroblasts in the teleost fish gilthead seabream. Mol Immunol. 48(6-7):826-34.
P Castillo-Briceno, I Cabas, M Arizcun-Arizcun, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala (2011) Identification of an integrin beta 1 isoform with a restricted tissue expression in a teleost fish. Reprod Fertil Dev. 23(5):654-64.
P Castillo-Briceno, M Arizcun-Arizcun, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala (2010) Correlated Expression Profile of Extracellular Matrix-Related Molecules during the Inflammatory Response of the Teleost Fish Gilthead Seabream. Dev Comp Immunol. 34(10):1051-8.
P Castillo-Briceno, MP Sepulcre, E Chaves-Pozo, J Meseguer, A García-Ayala, V Mulero (2009) Collagen regulates the activation of professional phagocytes of the teleost fish gilthead seabream. Mol Immunol. 46:1409-15.
E Chaves-Pozo, P Castillo-Briceno, A García-Alcázar, J Meseguer, V Mulero, A García-Ayala. (2008) A role for matrix metalloproteinases in granulocyte infiltration and testicular remodelation in a seasonal breeding teleost. Mol Immunol. 45(10):2820-30.
P Castillo-Briceno, C Márquez, D Wiedenfeld, H Snell y A Jaramillo. (2004) El Niño - Southern Oscillation and health status of Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Ecol apl. (ISSN 1726-2216) 3(1-2):92-7.