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HYoo Lab
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

 

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MEMBERS

Heejin Yoo, Ph.D.

Principle Investigator

Assistant Professor, The University of Utah (2022.01-)

Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University (2019.8-2021.12)

Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University (2014.8-2019.8)

Ph,D., Purdue University (2008.8-2014.5)

B.S., Seoul National University (2004.3-2008.2)

heejin.yoo at utah.edu

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Postdoc associate since 2023.09

Dr. Kyounghee Lee

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Ph.D. student, HYOO lab since 2023.05

Lorenzo Mena

Ph.D. student, HOO Lab since 2023.05

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Coby Wellman

2024 Fall rotation student

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Jiyeon Hyun

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Alyssa Marie Curtis

Postbac, HYOO lab researcher since 2022.02

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Mariana Lico De Freitas

Postbac, HYOO lab researcher since 2023.01

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Hunter David Rose

Undergraduate researcher since 2024.08

Akila Chalapathi

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Undergraduate researcher since 2022.03

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SRI Undergraduate researcher since 2024 Spring

Lauren Thompson

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SRI Undergraduate researcher since 2024 Spring

Nathan Michlig

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Andrew Butler

SRI Undergraduate researcher since 2024 Spring

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Payton Carlile

SRI Undergraduate researcher since 2024 Spring

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Victoria (Tori) MC Knight

Undergraduate researcher since 2024.08

Aiden Jihoon Yoo

Yoo Family & Yoo Labs' key personnel

Main affilation: Uintah Elementary School

ALUMNI

School of Biological Science, University of Utah

Rotation students

​ School of Biological Sciences

Biological Chemistry Program

Lauren Eads

Kate Christensen

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2022.10 - 2022.12

2022.10 - 2022.12

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Colton Gschwandtner

2024.1 -2024.2

Research Assistant

Postdoc Associate

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Saborni Maiti, Ph.D.

2022.07-2023.04

Samuel Marston

Undergraduate Students

2022.08-2023.12

2022.08 - 12

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Claire Sailoung 

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Janint Camacho

Kara Nicola

Ella Smith

Yu-An (Andy) Chan

2023.01-2023.12

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2023.01-2023.12

Palmer

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Haley Welker

2023.01-2024.5

Oklahoma State University

Graduate Students

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Amanda Navodani 

Rabia Ahuja

Master's students - degree earned in August 2023

2021.01 - 2023.08 

*Summer intern at University of Utah 

Rabia - 2023 Summer /Amanda - 2022 and 2023 Summer

Undergraduate Students

Stephenson

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 2020.08 - 12

Maddi Evans 

2020.01 - 2021.05

Emma Philbin

2020.01 - 12

Eli Valentine 

2021.10 - 12

Darci Peach

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Zoe Siebert

2019.09 - 2021.12

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Kelsey Crutison

Rachel Crittell

2019.09 - 2021.12

2019.09 - 2020.05

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Stephanie C.

Ryan Lundy

Megan Adler

2020.08-2021.12

2020.08 - 2021.05

2021.01 - 05

, 2021.1-12

High School Students

Morrison High School

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Vanesa Bedolla

Kylie Spradling

2021.06-08

2021.09-12

Undergraduate Students

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2019 Fall 

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2020 Spring 

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2020 Fall 

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2021 Spring & Summer 

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2021 Fall

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2022 Spring & Summer

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2022 Fall semester

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2023 Spring semester

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2023 Fall semester

Home: Research

Research

Plant Metabolism and Immunity

We are interested in studying the dynamic regulation of plant metabolism and immunity for balancing plant growth and defense. Our research is focused on how plants coordinate metabolic pathways and defense mechanisms to optimize plant growth and defense. Since plants do not have specialized immune cells, plants need to allocate their energy and resource properly to either growth or defense depending on environmental conditions. Our research is to understand the underlying mechanisms through transcriptional and translational regulation, and metabolic dynamics during plant innate immunity. This research will ultimately enhance our knowledge of molecular mechanisms and interactions between defense signaling and metabolic regulation to optimize or maximize crop yield and disease resistance. Specifically, projects in our lab include; 1) Global translatome analysis using ribosome profiling during plant systemic immunity, 2) Functional analysis of metabolic pathways during plant immune response, and 3) the role helper NB-LRR for plant immune mechanisms.

Global Translatome analysis using ribosome profiling during plant systemic immunity

Functional analysis of metabolic pathways during plant immune response

 

The role of helper NB-LRR for plant immune mechanisms

Publications

September 13, 2024

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L Cao, Karapetyan S, H Yoo, T Chen, M Mwimba, X Zhang, X Dong. (2024) Science

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January 17, 2022

Chu C, Huang R, Liu L, Tang G, Xiao J, Yoo H, and Yuan M. (2022) Plant, Cell & Environment

August 17, 2021

Yoo H*, Shrivastava S*, Lynch JH*, Huang D, Widhalm JR, Guo L, Carter BC, Qian Y, Maeda HA, Ogas J, Morgan JA, Marshall-Colón A, and Dudareva N. (2021) The Plant Journal  *Co-first authors

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January 6, 2020

Yoo H*, Greene GH*, Yuan M*, Xu G, Burton D, Liu L, Marqués J and Dong X. (2020) Molecular Plant 

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May 17, 2017

Xu G*, Greene GH*, Yoo H*, Liu L, Marqués J, Motley J and Dong X. (2017) Nature 545:487–490 

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September 10, 2015

Widhalm JR, Gutensohn M, Yoo H, Adebesin F, Qian Y, Longyun G, Rohit J, Joseph HL, McCoy RM, Shreve JT, Thimmapuram J, Rhodes D, Morgan JA, and Dudareva N. (2015) Nat. Comm. 6:8142

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July 28, 2015

Zheng XY*, Zhou M*, Yoo H*, Pruneda-Paz JL, Spivey NW, Kay SA and Dong X. (2015) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112:9166-9173 

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November 23, 2013

Yoo H, Widhalm J, Qian Y, Maeda H, Cooper BR, Jannasch AS, Gonda I, Lewinsohn E, Rhodes D, and Dudareva N. (2013) Nat. Comm. 4:2833

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January, 2011

Maeda H, Yoo H, and Doudareva N. (2011) Nat. Chem. Biol. 7:19-21.

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July 1, 2010

Ganguly A, Lee SH, Cho MS, Lee OR, Yoo H, and Cho HT. (2010) Plant Physiol. 153:1046-1061

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News

2024.09.01

Kyounghee has been selected for the Sejong Science Fellowship Grants (Overseas Training Track) from the National Research Foundcation of Korea. Congratulations!

2024.08.19

Coby Wellman Joins the lab as rotation student. Hunter David Rose and Victoria (Tori) MC Knight join the lab as undergraduate students. Welcome to the HYoo lab!

2024.08.13

Hunter David Rose received the Fall 2024 semester Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award. Congratulations!

2024.07.01

Lorenzo Mena received Utah Genetics Training Grant. Congratulations!

2024.05.07

Alyssa Marie Curtis and Mariana Lico De Freitas earned their Bachelor's Degrees!
Congratulations on your graduation!

2024.01.08

Colton Gschwandtner Joins the lab as rotation student. Lauren Thompson, Payton Carlile, Nathan Michlig, and Andrew Butler join the lab via 2024 SRI stream. Welcome to the HYoo lab!

2023.12.07

Alyssa Marie Curtis and Haley Welker received the Spring 2024 semester Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award. Congratulations!

2023.12.05

Dr. Yoo has received the ASPB Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award (WYITA) for 2024. Congratulations!

2023.09.01

Dr. Kyounghee Lee joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2023.08.02

Haley Welker received the Fall 2023 semester Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award. Congratulations!

2023.08

2023.04.20

Akila Chalapathi received the a Biology Research Scholar Award for Summer and Fall 2023. Congratulations!

2023.04.11

Janint Camacho received the Summer 2023 semester Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award. Congratulations!

2023.04.08

Amanda Navodani has received the 2023 Women's Faculty Council Student Research Award. Congratulations!

2023.01.10

Haley Welker Joins the lab as an ACCESS scholar. Ella Smith, Kara Nicola, Mariana Lico De Freitas, and Yu-An (Andy) Chan join the lab via 2023 SRI stream. Welcome to the HYoo lab!

2022.12.07

Akila Chalapathi, Alyssa Marie Curtis, and Janint Camacho received the Spring 2023 semester Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award. Congratulations!

2022.10.24

Lorenzo Mena, Lauren Eads, and Kate Christensen Joins the lab as a Fall rotation student. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2022.10.13

Amanda Navodani has been selected as a winner of the 3MT competition from the College of Art & Science at Oklahoma State University. Congratulations!

2022.08.29

Jiyeon Hyun joins the lab as a Fall rotation student. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2022.08.22

Claire Sailoung Palmer and Janint Camacho join the lab as Undergraduate Research Assistants. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2022.08.16

Dr. Saborni Maiti joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2022.08.03

Akila Chalapathi and Claire Sailoung Palmer received the Fall 2022 semester Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award. Congratulations!

2022.07.11

Samuel Marston joins the lab as a Research Assistant. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2022.05.06

Zoe Siebert earned the Bachelor's Degree! Congratulations on your graduation!

2022.03.02

Akila Chalapathi joins the lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2022.02.16

Alyssa Marie Curtis joins the lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant. Welcome to the HYoo lab! 

2022.01.01

Heejin Yoo lab is relocated to the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. Our lab is looking for postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students. 

2021.12.10

Kelsey Crutison and Megan Adler earned their Bachelor's Degrees!
Congratulations on your graduation!

2021.10.11

Darci Peach joins the lab as Undergraduate Research Assistants. Welcome to the Yoo lab! 

2021.09.13

Kylie Spradling joins the lab. She is a Morrison High School student and plans to do research in Yoo Lab during 2021 Fall semester. Welcome to the Yoo lab!

2021.06.29

Vanesa Bedolla joins the lab. She is a Morrison High School student and plans to do summer research in Yoo Lab. Welcome to the Yoo lab!

2021.05.08

Emma Philbin and Ryan Lundy earned their Bachelor's Degrees!
Congratulations on your graduation!

2021.04.08

Zoe Siebert has received the 2021 Women's Faculty Council Student Research Award. Congratulations!

2021.04.05

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Positions Available

***Important Notice*** - Please avoid the use of the 'Let's chat' / 'Contact Us' option. 

The laboratory of Dr. Heejin Yoo is seeking highly motivated postdoc, graduate and undergraduate students. The research in Yoo lab is to understand molecular mechanisms of how plants control translational regulation and metabolic dynamics during plant innate immunity. We will explore novel genes and defense mechanisms linked to the regulation of metabolic pathways, which will be applied to crop plants to improve disease resistance and yield. 

 

Main interested in the research on the regulatory mechanism of salicylic acids in plants and translational regulation during plant systemic immunity are encouraged to apply. Experience in CRISPR gene editing and bioinformatic analysis using RNA-seq and Ribo-seq is desirable for postdoc application. 

Postdoc associate

Please contact Dr. Yoo directly (heejin.yoo@biology.utah.edu) with the attachment of a CV and a statement of your research experience/accomplishment including Laboratory Experience and Skills.​​

Graduate students 

Anyone who is interested in HYoo Lab needs to apply through the Molecular, Cellular, & Evolutionary Biology (MCEB) program at the School of Biological Sciences or Molecular Biology (MB) of Bioscience Graduate programs. After admission, please contact Dr. Yoo ((heejin.yoo@biology.utah.edu) if you are interested in rotation.

How to apply for MCEB program: https://www.biology.utah.edu/graduate-admissions/

How to apply for MB program: https://bioscience.utah.edu/prospective/guidelines.php

Undergraduate Researchers

10 hours per week is expected for undergraduate research. 

Please contact Dr. Yoo directly (heejin.yoo@biology.utah.edu) with the attachment of a CV.

Dr. Yoo has received the 2021 Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award from Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA). Congratulations!

2021.04.01

Dr. Yoo has received the 2021 ICAR Early Career Award from The North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC). Congratulations!

2021.03.26

Dr. Yoo’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Student Technology Fee proposal has been selected for funding from CAS, Oklahoma State University. This grant will be used to establish the Volatile Collection System to analyze volatile organic compounds from plants. Congratulations!

2021.03.24

Dr. Yoo's FY22 College of Arts and Sciences Research (ASR) Program proposal was selected for funding. Congratulations!

2021.03.03

Rachel Crittell has been awarded the PBEE Undergraduate Scholarship. Congratulations!

2021.02.28

2021.01.19

Rabia Ahuja and Amanda Navodani join the lab as the First Graduate Students. 
Ryan Lundy joins the lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant.
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Rachel Crittell re-joins the lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant. Welcome back! 

2020.08.17

Megan Adler, Maddi Evans, and Stephanie C. Stephenson join the lab as Undergraduate Research Assistants. Welcome to the Yoo lab! 

2020.05.08

Rachel Crittell has received Deacon Bill Dunbar Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations!
 

2020.04.07

Zoe Siebert has received Library Research Award. Congratulations!

2020.01.21

Emma Philbin joins the lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant. Welcome to the Yoo lab! 

2020.01.13

Eli Valentine joins the lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant. Welcome to the Yoo lab! 

2019.12.05

Dr. Yoo has received FY 2020 Spring Travel Award from the CAS, Oklahoma State University. Congratulations!

2019.09.13

Rachel Crittell and  Zoe Siebert join the lab as Freshmen Research Scholars. Welcome to the Yoo lab! 

2019.09.01

Kelsey Crutison joins the lab as the FIRST Undergraduate Research Assistant. Welcome to the Yoo lab! 

2019.08.16

First day of the Yoo lab!

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Contact Us

School of Biological Sciences
The University of Utah

Aline Skaggs Biology Building (ASB)
257 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Phone: 801-581-7882
Research Lab: ASB 460
Office: ASB 462A

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