Faculty Spotlight: Sohyoung Lee

Sohyoung Lee, PhD joined the Department of Biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as an Assistant Professor in August 2024. Her research focuses on glycan-mediated host-pathogen interactions. Dr. Lee earned her PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology from Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2014, where she also completed her MS in 2009 and her BS in Applied Biology and Chemistry in 2007. Before joining UL Lafayette, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University.

Dr. Lee’s overarching research goal is to understand the mechanisms underlying infectious diseases that affect public health and to offer new strategies for preventing and treating illnesses. Her research covers four core topics: 1) understanding pathogenic mechanisms of Salmonella AB toxins, 2) studying the interaction between Salmonella and host during infection, 3) determining virulence-related morphological transition mechanism in human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans, and 4) isolating and validating drug candidate molecules from marine organisms for drug-resistant microorganism treatment. In her independent research career, Dr. Lee aims to utilize her expertise in glycan-mediated host-pathogen interactions to develop new vaccines and treatments for infectious diseases. Her future work will focus primarily on the pathogenesis of hormone-driven host glycan regulation during Salmonella infections.

Contact Dr. Lee or learn more through these links:
sohyoung.lee@louisiana.edu
Sohyoung Lee's Google Scholar page