Seokyoon “Yoon” Chang brings strong quantitative skills to studies of microbial ecology, the evolution of virulence, and vector behavior. He is now leading an exciting cross-institutional collaboration on host skin microbiota as a modifier of both host immune function and vector biting preferences. Along the way, Yoon has become a master rewilder.
Education
2024-now
Ph.D. candidate in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Princeton University
2022-2024
M.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Princeton University
2016 – 2021
B.A. with Distinction in Mathematical Biology, Minor in Mathematics and Statistics
Honors: summa cum laude
University of Pennsylvania
Awards
2021 University Scholar Grant
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
University of Pennsylvania
2018 Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army Award
The 17th Hwarangdae Collegiate Forum on National Security
Korea Military Academy
2016-2017 Dean’s List Honors; Honors were suspended for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021
University of Pennsylvania
Scientific Posts
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
Research Assistant in Evolutionary Ecology
University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
Research Assistant in Evolution and Ecology of Disease Systems
University of Pennsylvania
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
Research Assistant in Theoretical Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Additional Publications
Lee, S. & Chang, S. 2016. The Dechlorination Reaction of Food Waste and Growth Changes of Lettuce through the Utilization of Soil Bacteria. IJESD.