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-- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine --
Uncovering new organelle dynamics in neurodegenerative diseases
Welcome to the Yvette Wong lab!
What we do:
Use Super-Resolution Live Microscopy to uncover new cellular pathways
Identify novel roles and regulation of inter-organelle contact sites in health and disease
Investigate how mitochondria-lysosome contacts drive cellular & neuronal homeostasis and human disease
Discover new mechanisms resulting in neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth & Frontotemporal Dementia.
Our lab is located in beautiful downtown Chicago at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine (Department of Neurology).
Inter-organelle contact sites such as mitochondria-lysosome contacts allow for bidirectional crosstalk between both organelles
Defects in organelle dynamics may contribute to multiple neurological diseases
Learn more about the PI (Dr. Yvette Wong) and our amazing lab members!
Read more about our published work identifying new organelle dynamics, mitochondria-lysosome contact site regulation, and pathways involved in neurodegenerative diseases.
Contact us if you are passionate about studying neurodegenerative diseases, organelle dynamics, inter-organelle contact sites and live microscopy.
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