Scholars@Duke
Laura Martina De Castro

Laura Martina De Castro

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Hematology
decas004@mc.duke.edu
Duke Box 3939, Durham, NC 27710
2212 Elba St, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants

Hematopoietic Cell Therapy for Young Adults with Severe Sickle Cell Disease

Clinical TrialInvestigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2011 - 2014

Phase II Study of Propranolol as Anti-Adhesive Therapy in SCD

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2013

PROPRANOLOL AS ANTI-ADHESIVE THERAPY IN SCD

Clinical TrialCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2012

Relationship of Depression to SCD Severity, Health Care Utilization and QoL

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2008 - 2011

Pulmonary Hypertension in SCD

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2011

Factors Involved in B-CAM/LU-Mediated Adhesion

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2003