
Chan Yul Yoo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
Assistant Project Scientist, University of California Riverside
Postdoctoral Researcher, Duke University
Ph.D., Purdue University
B.S., Yonsei University, South Korea
Office: ASB382A
Email: chanyul.yoo at utah.edu
Phone: (801) 585-1929

Jaehyung Lee, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ph.D. Plant Molecular Biology,
Seoul National University, South Korea
B.S. Biochemistry, Myong Ji University, South Korea
Email: jaehyung.lee at utah.edu

Sandhya Sentilkumar
Undergraduate Researcher
Class of 2026

Scott Peerkins
Undergraduate Research Assistant
– 2023 Spring UROP award
Class of 2024

Kate Christensen
PhD student (rotation), MCEB program
B.S. Brigham Young University
Email: kate.christensen at utah.edu

Jiyeon Hyun
PhD student (rotation), MCEB program
M.S. Plant Science, Seoul National University
B.S. Plant Science, Seoul National University
Email: jiyeon.hyun at utah.edu

Lexie Bingman
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Min Doan
SRI undergraduate student

Abigail Bruzual
SRI undergraduate student

Aiden Jihoon Yoo
Honorary member of HYoo Lab and CYoo Lab
Ukids (2022-Current)
Biokids graduated on Aug 2022

Graduate Students
Looking for graduate students to join our lab to have a scientific journey together! If you are interested in our lab for your rotation, please feel free to contact me! If you are prospective students, please contact me with any questions!

Undergraduate Students
Looking for talented undergraduate students who want to join my lab and pursue exciting research with learning molecular biology, cell biology, and genetic techniques!