Brett David Lindenbach PhD
Associate Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology | MicrobiologyMolecular Virology
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Microbial Pathogenesis
Liver Center
Molecular Virology
Biography
Dr. Lindenbach received his B.S. from the University of Illinois, and Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied the replication of RNA viruses. He completed postdoctoral studies with Dr. Paul Ahlquist at the University of Wisconsin and with Dr. Charlie Rice at The Rockefeller University, where he developed the first robust cell culture model of hepatitis C virus. Dr. Lindenbach has been a member of the Yale faculty since 2006.
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Education
- B.S., University of Illinois , 1990
- Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine , 1999
Selected Publication
- Luo D., Ding S.C., Vela A., Kohlway A., Lindenbach B.D., Pyle A.M. (2011). "Structural Insights into RNA Recognition by RIG-I." Cell 147(2):409-22.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Lucille P. Markey Student Fellowship in Human Pathobiology.(1993) , Washington University
Articles
Nov/Dec 2011
Getting a close look at a virus-detecting RIG
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