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Study finds shared pathway for autophagy and neurodevelopmental disorder

Assistant Professor carries forward the foundational work of her mentor, the late Beth Levine, M.D.

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Smiling woman with long dark hair, wearing a lab coat. Microscope is on the desk in the background.
Josephine Thinwa, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, found that the enzyme CDKL5 has a link to both a rare neurodevelopmental disorder and the cell recycling process known as autophagy.

Dr. Shiloh holds the James P. Luby, M.D. Professorship in Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Reese is a W.W. Caruth, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research.

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