Ph.D., Biology (Plant Systematics), Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea (S.), 1995.
M.S., Biology (Biology), Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea (S.), 1989.

Research Interests:

My research interests focus on systematics and phylogeny of higher plants, especially Campanulaceae and Betulaceae.

Current Research:

My current research project includes circumscription of the Carpinus and its allied groups based on morphology and molecular data. These studies are supported by Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Grant for the 1999/2001 academic year that was awarded to me.

Publications:

2001. Yoo et al. Intraspecific variations of the Yam (Dioscorea alata) based on external morphology and DNA marker analysis. Korean Journal Plant Resources (in press).

2001. Yoo and Wen. Chloroplast DNA variation of Panax (Araliaceae) in Nepal and its taxonomic implications. Brittonia (in press).

2000. Yoo et al. Sesquiterpenes from the leaves of Ligularia fischeri var. spiciformis. Planta Medica 66: 783-784.

2000. Yoo et al. Differentiation-inducing of Magnolialide, a 1B-Hydroxyeudesmanolide isolated from Cichorium intybus, on human leukemia cells. Biol. Pharm. Bull. 23: 1005-1007.

1999. Yoo et al. External morphology and vegetation of Megaleranthis saniculifolia populations in four different habitats. Korean Journal Plant Resources 12: 312-323.

1997. Yoo et al. Comparative studies of the Hanabusaya asiatica and its allied groups by RAPD analysis. Plant Species Biology 12: 49-54.