Cristina Castillo smiles at the camera while on a boat on the water.

Cristina Castillo

Cristina Castillo is currently the project coordinator for the Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP). Her previous work at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History includes program assistant for the Latin American and Caribbean Countries Collections Management Training Program and Program Coordinator for the inaugural year of the Youth Engagement through Science! (YES!) program. She came to the museum two years ago as a research intern in the Vertebrate Zoology Department. She studied ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Texas at Austin and looks forward to continuing her education in marine conservation biology.

Contributed Content

Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery

A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.

A Sub and a Sea Toad

A photo of a sea toad specimen.

Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.

On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance

Nine small invertebrates held on two fingers.