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Dr. Keith Choe is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on understanding environmental stress responses in Caenorhabditis elegans, particularly how stress pathways interact with physiological processes like aging, drug resistance, and reproduction. He leads the Choe Lab, which employs genetic, molecular, and biochemical approaches to study stress resistance mechanisms in nematodes.
Dr. Choe holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Florida (2005). His work has implications for human aging, parasitic drug resistance, and environmental adaptation. He currently advises graduate students Pauline Fontaine (studying drug resistance mechanisms) and Keon Wimberly (focusing on cell signaling in stress responses).
Key research themes include extracellular matrix damage sensing, genetic regulation of stress responses, and the interplay between stress pathways and longevity. His recent publications highlight discoveries in nuclear metal homeostasis, osmo-sensitive gene regulation, and cytoprotective signaling mechanisms.
Dr. Choe collaborates on educational initiatives, such as synchronous online concept mapping for membrane transport and cancer-related genetics. His lab’s findings contribute to drug development strategies against parasitic nematodes and insights into age-related diseases.
