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Jiyoung Lee

From Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Previously at Soongsil University (BS and MS)

Worked as Research specialist  at Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Illinois at Chicago

Research interest My research focuses on developing and applying methodologies for comparative transcriptome analysis across multiple species to understand common and species specific genomic characteristics under certain conditions. One of my projects is about drought stress response analysis across Arabidopsis (a plant model species) and four crop species which are economically valuable plants. 

Advisor Song Li (Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences)

Primary Track Life Sciences

Secondary Track Computer Science

Hobbies Gardening, book club