Basaviah-Ganesan Family Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Overview

Dr. Karthikeyani (Karthi) Chellappa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and the Center on the Biology of Aging at Brown University. She is a hard-core enthusiast of metabolism, which is the sum of all chemical changes that occur in a living organism. By employing rigorous integrative approaches, the Chellappa Lab seeks to understand the dynamic role of metabolism in driving complex phenotypes such as aging. Her lab also investigates the cross-kingdom chemical communications between the host and the trillions of co-existing microorganisms in mammals.

Karthi joined Brown University in May 2023. She completed her PhD work under the guidance of Frances Sladek at the University of California, Riverside, and her postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Joseph Baur at the University of Pennsylvania.

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