Gerdt Laboratory

Joy Seo is pursuing a Biology B.S. with a minor in Chemistry. Originally from South Korea, she has been a Bloomingtonian for the past 10 years. She joined the Gerdt lab in 2025 in the spring of her junior year. Her research focuses on studying bacterial cell wall modification as an anti-bacteriophage defense mechanism. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, going to the gym, and watching Modern Family.