Jerry Wei

Program: Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Current advisor: Natalie M. Niemi, PhD

Undergraduate university: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2020

Enrollment year: 2020

Research summary

Understanding the role of post-translational modifications on the regulation of mitophagy

Graduate publications
Wei L, Gok MO, Svoboda JD, Kozul KL, Forny M, Friedman JR, Niemi NM. 2024 Dual-localized PPTC7 limits mitophagy through proximal and dynamic interactions with BNIP3 and NIX. Life Sci Alliance, 7(9):e202402765. PMCID: 38991726

Niemi NM, Serrano LR, Muehlbauer LK, Balnis CE, Wei L, Smith AJ, Kozul KL, Forny M, Connor OM, Rashan EH, Shishkova E, Schueler KL, Keller MP, Attie AD, Friedman JR, Pagan JK, Coon JJ, Pagliarini DJ. 2023 PPTC7 maintains mitochondrial protein content by suppressing receptor-mediated mitophagy. Nat Commun, 14(1)::6431. PMCID: PMC10575892