Hi, my name is Joshua Castillo, and I am a senior at the Univeristy of Arizona double majoring in
Molecular and Cellular Biology and Physiology. I currently work in the Zarnescu lab where we
study neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS using fruit flies as our model organism. Outside
of the lab, I enjoy playing video games, hanging out with friends and plant shopping.


music for Thesis Thursday is from Crowander, the name of the track is “Your Eyes”
Thesis Thursday is edited, produced and sometimes hosted by Bridgitte Thum at KXCI Community Media in Tucson, Arizona.
Cassandra Watters graduated in December 2020 from the University of Arizona with dual degrees in Psychological Sciences and East Asian Studies. She is a...
About Dr. Khanna: Rajesh Khanna, PhD, has a 20-year career in Neuroscience and Pharmacology. He was a doctoral student in the Department of Physiology...
Lane (me) is a grad student at the UofA researching cheap and portable methods for detecting chemicals, bacteria, and viruses. I am in the...