Catherine "Chi" Weindel, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Office Address
1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
School of Medicine
Department
Microbiology Immunology
Microbiology and Immunology
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Education & Affiliations
B.A. Mount Holyoke College, Biological Sciences, 2003
Ph.D. Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, 2015
Postdoctoral training, Microbiology and Immunology, Texas A&M School of Medicine
Current interests in my lab include:
- Investigating complex genetic interactions in PD-associated genes.
- Interrogating the role organellar crosstalk plays in regulated cell death.
- Exploring the contribution of mitochondria to innate and adaptive immune communication.