Stella Y. Lee, Ph.D.

Professional Background

Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School- Post doctoral fellow: Golgi-ER retrograde transport
Harvard Medical School Drosophila RNAi Screening Center- Assay development scientist
Kansas State University- Research assistant professor: Proteasome assembly; Assistant professor: Lysosomal storage diseases
University of Kansas Medical Center- Senior scientist; Research assistant professor, 2025-present: Proteasome assembly and function

• BS, Animal Science, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
• MS, Cell Biology, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
• PhD, Cell Biology, Dalhousie University, Canada
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Cell Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Research

Overview

Research Interests
Ubiquitin-proteasome degradation pathway
Lysosomal storage diseases and lysosome homeostasis
Intracellular protein trafficking
Current research focuses
Proteasome associated factors- how these factors influence proteasome assembly and function
Proteasome condensate formation- how proteasome stability influences condensate formation