Assistant Professor of Physiology & Neuroscience

Charisse Winston, M.Sc., PhD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) in the Keck School of Medicine. She joined the department of Physiology and Neuroscience in August 2023 after completing her post-doctoral training and MOSAIC K99 fellowship at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Dr. Winston received her Bachelor’s in Biochemistry from the University of Virginia, her Master’s in Biochemistry, and her PhD in Neuroscience from Georgetown University.

She is a member of several professional organizations including Black in Neuro (BiN), the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV), the Society for Neuroscience (SFN), the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), and the Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) where she currently serves as the Chair for the Professional Interest Area (PIA), Blood Based Biomarker Extracellular Vesicle Working Group.