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bio
Dr. Casto is originally from the southeast, but moved to the west coast for medical school and has lived here ever since. She enjoys travel, being outdoors, and long-distance running.
research interests
- Viral transmission, genomic variation, and evolution
- Viral determinants of clinical infectious diseases phenotypes
- Molecular epidemiology
Clinical Interests
- Sequenced-based infectious diseases diagnostics
- Use of metagenomic sequencing for diagnosis/monitoring of infectious diseases
- Viral infections in immunocompromised hosts
- Epidemiologic applications of viral genomic data
education & training
MD, Stanford University, 2012
PhD, Stanford University, Department of Genetics, 2012
Residency, Internal Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, 2015
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, 2019
honors
University of Washington, Award of Excellence, Seattle, WA (2023)
University of Washington, Department of Medicine Scholars Award, Seattle, WA (2023)
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