Yoojin Choi

Department Chair Dr. Yoojin Jang Choi chose to teach at North Park for its Christian values, vision in STEM growth, and commitment to serving diverse communities—and looks forward to growing with North Park.

As a biology professor and researcher, Choi looks forward to continuing her developmental neurobiology research in the lab, specifically looking at the role of the sonic hedgehog protein in the developing nervous system.

As a biologist who incorporates her Christian faith into her professional life, Choi is aware of the difficult questions society poses to someone like her. “I believe in God’s creation and sovereignty over the universe,” she says. “I do try to keep an open mind and encourage my students to do the same regarding questions about the mechanisms of the origin of life, relationship between science and faith, and the wonders of the living world.”