Graduate Student

Shivani got a B.A. in Neuroscience and Psychology from Wesleyan College. She did her post-bac at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research where she studied the regulation of cell fate in airway epithelial cells. In the Yoo Lab, she is studying the genetics underlying X-linked Dystonia Parkinsonism in patient-derived neurons. In addition to the experiments in her lab, she loves to experiment with cooking in her free time and travel.

Kyle has a BS in Genetics and Genomics from UC Davis where he studied the importance of human specific duplicated genes by knocking them out in zebrafish using CRISPR. Kyle now studies the roles of developmental signaling pathways during direct reprogramming to neurons. He is the proud owner of two Corgis and is a major video gamer.

Currently a post-doc at the Wainger Lab at Harvard Medical School.

Lucia got a B.S. in Biology and Neuroscience from Brandeis University where she studied the role of a neuronal transcription factor on the homeostasis of the neocortex. In the Yoo Lab, she studies the age-associated component of tauopathies and regulators of tau splicing. She loves traveling, is an avid runner, and has trained her cat to do tricks.

In the Yoo Lab, Ji-Sun is studying novel genetic and transcriptional identifiers of Huntington's Disease.

Yoon recieved her B.S. in Biology and Psychology from Brandeis University. She worked at McLean Hospital studying bioenergetic deficits in LOAD using iPSCs. Yoon is interested in neurodegerative disease modeling and finding potential treatments. Outside of lab, she usually stays home to make the rent worth every penny.

Yudong received his B.S in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Illinois where he studied the role of bacteria in the pathology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the use of biogenetic engineering to improve crop photosynthetic efficiency. Yudong is interested in the study of aging and longevity, and his goal is to find out the root causes of the aging process in hopes of extending his life and that of his family. Outside of the Yoo lab, his interests are playing the guitar and watching movies, and he enjoys attending live music events.

Doris received her BSc in Genetics and Developmental Biology from the University of British Columbia where she studied synaptic formation in C. elegans using CRISPR and viral evolution using phylogenetic approaches. In the Yoo lab, she is interested in studying the epigenetic modifications and genome instability in human neuronal aging. In her free time, she loves reading, hiking, and squishing her cat Hilo.

Mini received a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Johns Hopkins University where she studied chromatin modifiers in stochastic photoreceptor differentiation in the fruit fly retina. In the Yoo Lab, she is interested in the cell fate plasticity during microRNA-induced direct neuronal conversion. Outside of lab, if mentally and physically able == True: Mini shall be found in the rock climbing gym; else: Mini is passed out with her cat, Nico.