The Ryu Lab

Dongryeol Ryu, Ph.D., an Associate Professor

at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in South Korea,

leads the Molecular and Integrative Biology Laboratory. His research focuses on aging, metabolism, muscle, and mitochondrial homeostasis.

He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology

from SKKU-SOM, South Korea, in 2010,

and subsequently completed postdoctoral training

under Prof. Johan Auwerx at EPFL, Switzerland.

Prof. Ryu has been recognized

as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1%) in 2022

and

ranks among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in 2023, accolades from Stanford University and Elsevier

for his significant contributions to biomedical science.