Regular biography
Noh Yoo-Sun is a Professor in the Department of BIO at Seoul National University. Her research focuses on epigenetic reprogramming in plant development and environmental responses, with an emphasis on molecular epigenetic regulatory mechanisms and plant cellular plasticity and pluripotency. She is affiliated with the Laboratory of Plant Chromatin Biology and maintains a website at https://biosci.snu.ac.kr/ysnoh. Her email is ysnoh@snu.ac.kr. Noh has held various leadership roles at Seoul National University, including Director of the Research Center for Plant Plasticity and Associate Dean for Student Affairs. She has also contributed to numerous academic and professional organizations related to plant biology and epigenetics.
Scholar-generated biography
Yoo-Sun Noh's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying plant development and senescence, with an emphasis on gene regulation and epigenetic control. Their work explores the roles of transcription factors, histone modifications, and signaling pathways in processes such as root stem cell niche patterning, flowering time regulation, and leaf senescence. Noh's studies highlight the interplay between environmental cues and genetic networks, particularly in Arabidopsis and Brassica species. The research also investigates the function of histone modifiers, such as HDA19 and HAG1, in modulating gene expression and plant responses to stress. These findings contribute to understanding how epigenetic mechanisms influence plant growth and development.