MEMBERS

Zoe Siebert

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Hello, I am an undergraduate student at Oklahoma State University. I am a freshman majoring in Plant Biology: Pre-Pharmacy and minoring in Spanish. I joined Yoo lab as an undergraduate research assistant in September of 2019. I received the Freshman Research Scholars scholarship which has allowed me to become apart of and help conduct research in Yoo Lab.

Hello, I am an undergraduate student in the Department of Integrative Biology at Oklahoma Student University. I am a junior majoring in biology with a minor in microbiology. I joined the Yoo lab in the Spring of 2020 and am looking forward to working in the lab and learning more about plant biology. After graduation, I’m hoping to pursue a career in pathogenic research.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Emma Philbin

Stephanie C. Stephenson

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Hello, I am an undergraduate student at Oklahoma State University.  I joined Yoo lab in the Fall semester of 2020.

ALUMNI

Yoo Laboratory at Okstate

Plant Metabolism and Immunity

MEMBERS

Rabia Ahuja

Graduate Student, MS in Plant Biology

since 2021 Spring

Kelsey Crutison

Undergraduate Research Assistant since 2019 Fall

Zoe Siebert

Undergraduate Research Assistant since 2019 Fall

Rachel Crittell

Emma Philbin

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2019 Fall,

2020 Spring and 2021 Spring

Undergraduate Research Assistant since 2020 Spring

Undergraduate Research Assistant since 2020 Fall

Undergraduate Research Assistant since 2020 Fall

Ryan Lundy

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2021 Spring

ALUMNI

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2020 Spring and Fall

Department of Integrative Biology

Department of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution

Heejin Yoo, Ph.D.

Principle Investigator

Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University (2019-)

Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University (2014-2019)

Ph,D., Purdue University (2008-2014)

B.S., Seoul National University (2004-2008)

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2020 Spring semester

2020 Fall semester

January 6, 2020

Translational Regulation of Metabolic Dynamics during Effector-Triggered Immunity.

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

*Co-first authors

May 17, 2017

Global translational reprogramming is a fundamental layer of immune regulation in plants

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

*Co-first authors

September 10, 2015

Identification of a plastidial phenylalanine exporter that influences flux distribution through the phenylalanine biosynthetic network.

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

July 28, 2015

Spatial and temporal regulation of biosynthesis of the plant immune signal salicylic acid.

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 

*Co-first authors

November 23, 2013

An alternative pathway contributes to phenylalanine biosynthesis in plants via a cytosolic tyrosine:phenylpyruvate aminotransferase.

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

January, 2011

Prephenate aminotransferase directs plant phenylalanine biosynthesis via arogenate.

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

July 1, 2010

Differential auxin-transporting activities of PIN-FORMED proteins in Arabidopsis root hair cells. Plant Physiol.

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

Positions Available

The laboratory of Dr. Heejin Yoo is seeking highly motivated undergraduate students, graduate students, and lab technician. 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.

Undergraduate Researchers

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

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Graduate Students

Please contact Dr. Yoo directly (heejin.yoo@okstate.edu) with the attachment of a CV and a statement of your research experience/accomplishment.

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Lab Technician

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