Choongsung Yoo, PhD, MS

• 2016 - BS, Physical Education, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
• 2018 - MS, Physical Education (Emphasis in Exercise Nutrition), Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
• 2024 - PhD, Kinesiology (Emphasis in Exercise Nutrition), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, US

I received my Ph.D. in Kinesiology emphasis in Exercise sport nutrition from Texas A&M University, College station, TX in 2024. I joined University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2024 right after my graduation as Post Doc fellow. 

Exercise Physiology, Obesity, Epigenetics, Fetal/Perinatal Physiology, Cognitive function, Brain development, Placental development, Adipocytes/myocytes, Stem (progenitor) cell differentiation

• Choongsung Yoo^*, Dante Xing, Drew Gonzalez, Victoria Jenkins, Kay Nottingham, Broderick Dickerson, Megan Leonard, Joungbo Ko, Mark Faries, Wesley Kephart, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger, Shaw D Wells, Ryan Sowinski, Christopher J Rasmussen, Richard B. Kreider^#, “Acute paraxanthine ingestion improves cognition and short-term memory and helps sustain attention in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.” Nutrients 2021 (Nov 9), 13(11), 3980.
• Choongsung Yoo^*, Jisu Kim, Sunghwan Kyun, Takeshi Hashimoto, Hironori Tomi, Kiwon Lim^#, “Synergic effect of exogenous lactate and caffeine on fat oxidation and hepatic glycogen concentration in resting rats” Physical Activity and Nutrition 2022 (Dec 31), 26(4), 5.
• Choongsung Yoo, Dante Xing, Drew E Gonzalez, Victoria Jenkins, Kay Nottingham, Broderick Dickerson, Megan Leonard, Joungbo Ko, Megan H Lewis, Mark Faries, Wesley Kephart, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger, Shawn D Wells, Kylin Liao, Ryan Sowinski, Christopher J Rasmussen, Richard B Kreider^#, “Paraxanthine provides greater improvement in cognitive function than caffeine after performing a 10-km run” Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2024 (May 09) 21(1), 2352779.