Mr. Seokwon Jo is a prolific Ph.D. candidate in the graduate program in Integrative Biology and Physiology. He has received many awards for scholarship, leadership and research that includes the Allan Hemingway Scholarship, Lifson/Johnson Memorial Award and Steer Diabetes Award from the Medical School. His PhD thesis is on the crosstalk of nutrient-sensor proteins mTOR and OGT in the regulation of beta cell function. Before going to graduate school, he was our lab manager from June 1 2016- August of 2019. Outside the lab, Seokwon's hobbies include food, tea, horror movies and being creative. August 1, 2019-present.
