Research Interests

  • Evolutionary Animal Genomics

    cross-species and -breeds, genomic innovation

  • Comparative Cancer & Aging Biology

    disease resistance & susceptibility

  • Computational Multi-Omics

    genome, transcriptome, epigenome, proteome, AI (ML & DL)


Education

  • Ph.D., Veterinary Biomedical Sciences (03/2019 – 08/2025)

    College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, KR

  • M.S., Microbiology and Biotechnology (03/2016 – 02/2018)

    College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR

  • B.S., Microbiology and Biotechnology (03/2010 – 02/2016)

    College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR

  • Military Service (Sergeant, Medic) (11/2011 – 09/2013)

    1st Brigade, Aviation Operations Command, Republic of Korea Army


Research Experience

  • Graduate Research Associate, Je-Yoel Cho (02/2019 – 08/2025)

    Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National University, Seoul, KR
    Research topics: cross-breed cancer genomics, dog epigenomics

  • Collaborative Research Fellow, Je-Yoel Cho (03/2017 – 02/2019)

    College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, KR
    Research topics: dog epigenomics, cancer biomarkers

  • Collaborative Research Fellow, Suk Woo Nam (03/2017 – 02/2018)

    College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, KR
    Research topics: cancer mechanism, histone modification, miRNA-editing

  • Collaborative Research Fellow, Jueng Soo You (03/2017 – 02/2018)

    Research Institute of Medical Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, KR
    Research topics: cancer mechanism, chromatin remodeler (SWI/SNF complexes)

  • Graduate Research Associate, Keunsoo Kang (03/2016 – 02/2018)

    College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR
    Research topics: bioinformatics, epigenomics, regulatory elements

  • Undergraduate Researcher, Keunsoo Kang (12/2014 – 02/2016)

    College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR
    Research topics: bioinformatics, epigenomics, transcription factors


Presentations

Oral Presentations


Poster Presentations


Invited Talks

Honors & Awards

Media Highlights & Press Coverage

  • “Scientists unlock the dog epigenome”, highlight by AAAS EurekAlert
  • “Researchers create EpiC Dog, a reference tool for canine epigenetics”, science communication article by Justin Jackson in Phys.org
  • “Prof. Jueng Soo You’s team at Konkuk University College of Medicine identifies the genetic mechanism underlying liver cancer development”, science communication article by Seung-Hwan Lee in The University Journal

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

  • Teaching Assistant (03/2019 – 08/2022), Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National Univ.
  • Teaching Assistant (09/2017 – 02/2018), Environment-Bio Experiment, Department of Microbiology, Dankook Univ.
  • Teaching Assistant (03/2017 – 08/2017), Biological Statistics using SPSS, Department of Microbiology, Dankook Univ.
  • Graduate Assistant (03/2016 – 02/2017), Department of Microbiology, Dankook Univ.

Professional Activities

Editorial Roles

  • Topic Editor, Frontiers in Genome Editing (2025 – Present)
    “Epigenome Editing to Overcome Hormone Therapy Resistance in Breast Cancer”

Peer Review

  • Nature Communications (Ad hoc, 1 manuscript)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1)
  • Gene (1)
  • Genes & Genomics (2)

Technical & Administrative Appointments

  • Facility Manager (2021 – 2023), Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National Univ.
  • Website Administrator (2020 – 2024), Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National Univ.
  • NAS Server Administrator (2019 – 2024), Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National Univ.

Professional Memberships