Chan Yul Yoo

Chan Yul Yoo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah's School of Biological Sciences, specializing in Plant Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology. His research focuses on photoreceptor-containing nuclear bodies (photobodies) and interorganellar communication mechanisms in plants.

His work investigates how photobodies regulate chloroplast biogenesis through liquid-liquid phase separation and environmental signal integration. Key areas include light-regulated gene expression, stress response pathways, and nuclear-plastid signaling dynamics.

Recent publications highlight discoveries in:

• Light-dependent interorganellar communication networks (2025)
• Photobody functional architecture and phase separation (2024)
• Drought stress adaptation mechanisms (2024)
• Transcriptional inhibition by phytochrome B (2021)
• Chloroplast transcriptional regulation (2019-2020)