Clinical and Research Background
Dr. Johnson’s research is aimed at defining the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of genetic mitochondrial diseases and pathologies associated with mitochondrial dysfunction arising from environmental exposures and normal aging.
Research Interests
Genetics, mitochondria, neurobiology, inflammation, development
Academic and Medical Appointments
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2021-Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2021-Present
Principal Investigator, Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, 2019-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2019-Present
Education and Training
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, 2016-2019
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2013-2016
PhD in the Molecular Basis of Disease, Pathology, University of Washington, 2009-2013
BS in Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, OR, 2013
Publications
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