Songjun awarded the PacVec CoE Fellowship!
Meet Songjun Lee
Our PhD student, Songjun Lee, has been awarded a training fellowship from the PacVec Coe (Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases).
Songjun has joined the Baik lab as a PhD student just a week (!) ago and he has already been awarded his first fellowship.
Prior to UC Davis, Songjun studied the neurobiology of the enteric nervous system in Drosophila, focusing on identifying neuropeptides that suppress essential amino acid consumption. He also investigated the chemical ecology of beetles, examining the chemical communication between the Japanese pavement ant (Tetramorium tsushimae) and the myrmecophilous beetle (Clinterocera obsolete).
In addition, with a great interest in entomology, he contributed to studies on the ecology of alpine beetles, the chemical ecology of plant-pollinator interactions, and the taxonomy of the Cerapteroceroides wasps.
With his strong scientific curiosity about insect neurobiology and chemical ecology, he now hopes to grow as a scientist who studies the mosquito gustatory system and contributes to public health.
Welcome to the lab and congratulations, Songjun!
Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The mission of PacVec CoE is to enhance the capacity of the Southwestern United States to respond to threats from vector-borne diseases that affect human health.
