Department Introduction
| Research Area | Contents |
|---|---|
| Signal Transduction and Transcriptional Regulation | Investigates cellular signal transduction and subsequent gene expression mechanisms. |
| Clinical Big Data | Explores the pathogenesis of major chronic metabolic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer, based on large-scale multi-ethnic cohorts and public health big data. |
| Tumor Genetics | Develops genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) for cancer to study genes that play critical roles in the development of hepatocarcinoma (liver cancer). |
| Biomedical Engineering | Designs and develops biopharmaceutical platforms to conduct research on targeted therapy technologies for various diseases, including cancer and inflammatory disorders. |
| Plant Functional Genomics | Performs functional analysis and application of key genes related to crop productivity, functional enhancement, and resistance to environmental stress and pathogens, using rice as a primary research material. |
| Crop Systems Genetics | Provides effective solutions or improved traits through comprehensive and systematic analysis of critical crop traits and challenges based on systems biology. |
| Industri+C10al Microbiology | Screens beneficial microorganisms and investigates their physiological effects on human cells through microbial treatments. |
| Plant Metabolic Engineering | Conducts metabolic engineering research on plant secondary metabolic biosynthetic pathways and their regulatory mechanisms, primarily using rice as a research model. |
| Molecular Skin Biotechnology | Conducts research on skin pigmentation mechanisms and the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. |
| Plant Biochemistry | Investigates various components involved in light signal transduction for plant growth and development at the protein level. |
| Neurodevelopmental Genetics | Studies the establishment of the mammalian body plan starting from the zygote, and investigates the development and differentiation of complex bodily tissues, including the central nervous system (CNS). |
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics |
Develops algorithms for biological big data analysis and conducts applied research on core software for next-generation sequencing data to decode vast genomic information at the single-cell level. |
| Name | Position | Dree | University | major | Research Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeong Daegyun | Professor | Ph.D. | Cornell University | Microbial Genetics | Industrial Microbiology | dkchung@khu.ac.kr |
| Bu Seonghui | Professor | Ph.D. | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Chemistry | Biochemistry | shbhoo@khu.ac.kr |
| Jeon Jongseong | Professor | Ph.D. | Seoul National University | Biology | Plant Functional Genomics | jjeon@khu.ac.kr |
| Jeong Gihong | Professor | Ph.D. | POSTECH | Plant Functional Genomics | Crop Systems Genetics | khjung2010@khu.ac.kr |
| Hwang Jaeseong | Professor | Ph.D. | Ajou University | Dermatology | Molecular Skin Biotechnology | jshwang@khu.ac.kr |
| Jeong Yongsu | Professor | Ph.D. | Seoul National University | Developmental Genetics | Neurodevelopmental Genetics | yongsu@khu.ac.kr |
| Ha Seonhwa | Professor | Ph.D. | Kyungpook National University | Plant Molecular Biology | Plant Metabolic Engineering | sunhwa@khu.ac.kr |
| Lee Sangwon | Professor | Ph.D. | Kyung Hee University | Biochemistry | Plant Biochemistry | swlee6803@khu.ac.kr |
| Kim Giyeong | Professor | Ph.D. | Yonsei University | Biochemistry | Signal Transduction and Transcriptional Regulation | kiyoung@khu.ac.kr |
| No Wonsang | associate Professor | Ph.D. | Yonsei University | Tumor Genetics | simonro@khu.ac.kr | |
| Kim Jihye | Professor | Ph.D. | Seoul National University | Clinical Nutrition | Clinical Big Data | kjhye@khu.ac.kr |
| O Seungja | associate Professor | Ph.D. | Pennsylvania State University | Biomedical Engineering | seugja.oh@khu.ac.kr | |
| Kim Wongyeong | Assistant Professor | Ph.D. | Seoul National University | Pharmacy | Biomedical Molecular Biology | wkkim0321@khu.ac.kr |
| Kim Hyeon | Assistant Professor | Ph.D. | Korea University | Biophysics | Computational Biology & Bioinformatics | hyunkim213@khu.ac.kr |