CharleenTChuMD

Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology

Professor, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Dr. Charleen Chu is a pathologist in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She received her medical degree from the Duke University Medical Scientist Training Program and has been in practice 26 years. She specializes in ophthalmic pathology, neuropathology, anatomic pathology and the molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. She has more than 100 publications and over 30,000 citations.

PubMed

754 citations
Cardiolipin externalization to the outer mitochondrial membrane acts as an elimination signal for mitophagy in neuronal cells
Charleen T. Chu, Jing Ji, Ruben K. Dagda, Jianfei Jiang, Yulia Y. Tyurina
Nature Cell Biology. 2013-10-01
1701 citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)
Daniel J. Klionsky, Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz, Sara Abdelfatah, Mahmoud Abdellatif, Asghar Abdoli
Autophagy. 2021-02-08
181 citations
The mitochondrial transcription factor TFAM in neurodegeneration: emerging evidence and mechanisms.
Inhae Kang, Charleen T. Chu, Brett A. Kaufman
FEBS Letters. 2018-03-01

PINK1 Regulation Of Neuronal And Mitochondrial HomeostasisNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2011
Neuropathology CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2011
Regulation Of Autophagy In Dopaminergic Cell DeathNational Institute On Aging2007–2011
PINK1 Regulation Of Neuronal And Mitochondrial HomeostasisNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010
Training In Proteomics Of Novel Kinase Substrates For NeurodegenerationNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders2007
Regulation Of Pten-Induced Kinase 1 (Pink 1)National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2007
The Parkinsonian 6 Hydroxydopamine ModelNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2004