Student Spotlight

Each month we highlight one of our MSTP students. This month's highlight is: 

Student Spotlight photo. 

Sooho Myoung

Area of Study: BGSP
Hometown: Carry, NC

Academics

Research interests

Immunology, Wound Healing

Awards, honors, publications:

  • Myoung, S. S., Francis, S. J., Chen, J., Lee, G., Rauova, L., Poncz, M., Cines, D. B., Kuchibhatla, M., Khandelwal, S., & Arepally, G. M. (2025). Complement activation as a biomarker for platelet-activating antibodies in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 23(3), 1066–1076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2024.12.015
  • Barnes, A. P., Khandelwal, S., Sartoretto, S., Myoung, S., Francis, S. J., Lee, G. M., Rauova, L., Cines, D. B., Skare, J. T., Booth, C. E., Jr, Garcia, B. L., & Arepally, G. M. (2022). Minimal role for the alternative pathway in complement activation by HIT immune complexes. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 20(11), 2656–2665. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15856
  • Khandelwal, S., Barnes, A., Rauova, L., Sarkar, A., Rux, A. H., Yarovoi, S. V., Zaitsev, S. S., Lambris, J. D., Myoung, S. S., Johnson, A., Lee, G. M., Duarte, M., Poncz, M., Arepally, G. M., & Cines, D. B. (2021). Complement mediates binding and procoagulant effects of ultralarge HIT immune complexes. Blood, 138(21), 2106–2116. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2020009487.

Long term goals/ aspirations

  • To contribute meaningfully to science and medicine

Post MSTP Training dream job

  • Physician scientist at a university research institution

Fun Facts

What you enjoy outside of school

Tennis, working out

A superpower you have always wanted

To be less directionally challenged 

Favorite book

Glimpses of World History by Jawaharlal Nehru; anything by Ted Chiang

Favorite quote

“This too shall pass"

Can’t live without

Cold brew from Stauf’s

If you weren’t in MSTP, what would you be doing now?

Professional dog trainer

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