Research Interests

  • Cancer Biology (Tumor Ecology)

    tumor evolution, tumor microenvironment, metastasis and relapse, immunity

  • Evolutionary and Comparative Biology (Cancer & Aging)

    cross-species, genomic innovation

  • Computational biology

    integrative multi-omics (genomics, epigenomics, proteomics), machine learning


Education

  • Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences (2019 - )

    Seoul National University Veterinary Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea Advisor: Prof.Je-Yeol Cho

  • MS, Microbiology (2016 - 2018)

    Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea Advisor: Prof. Keunsoo Kang

  • BS, Microbiology (2010 -2016)

    Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea


Honors & Awards

  • Young Scientist Award (2022), KSMCB 2022
  • Thesis Presentation (2022), SNU College of Veterinary Medicine ERD Day

First-Authored Publications

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Integrative mapping of the dog epigenome: reference annotation for comparative intertissue and cross-species studies
Son KH†, Aldonza MBD†, Nam AR†, Lee K, Lee J, Shin K, Kang K, & Cho J*.
Science Advances. 2023 (Article, PDF)

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Nucleoporin 210 Serves a Key Scaffold for SMARCB1 in Liver Cancer
Hong SH†, Son KH†, Ha SY, Wee TI, Choi SK, Won JE, Han HD, Ro Y, Park Y, Eun JW, Nam SW, Han J, Kang K, & You JS*.
Cancer Research. 2021 (Article, PDF)

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A Simple Guideline to Assess the Characteristics of RNA-Seq Data
Son K†, Yu S, Shin W, Han K, & Kang K*.
Biomed Res Int. 2018 (Article, PDF)

Co-Authored Publications

Extracellular vesicle-mediated transfer of miRNA-1 from primary tumor repress distant metastasis growth

Kim H†, Lee K, Son KH, Shin T, & Cho J*.
Exp Mol Med. 2024 (Article)

ADAR1-dependent miR-3144-3p editing simultaneously induces MSI2 expression and suppresses SLC38A4 expression in liver cancer

Kim HS†, Na MJ†, Son KH, Yang HD, Kim SY, Shin E, Ha JW, Jeon S, Kang K, Moon K, Park WS, & Nam SW*.
Exp Mol Med. 2023 (Article, PDF)

Senescence and impaired DNA damage responses in alpha-synucleinopathy models

Yoon Y†, You JS†, Kim T, Ahn WJ, Kim MJ, Son KH, Ricarte D, Ortiz D, Lee S*, & Lee H*.
Exp Mol Med. 2022 (Article, PDF)

SMARCA4 oncogenic potential via IRAK1 enhancer to activate Gankyrin and AKR1B10 in liver cancer

Kim SY†, Shen Q, Son K, Kim HS, Yang HD, Na MJ, Shin E, Yu S, Kang K, You JS, Yu K, Jeong SM, Lee EK, Ahn YM, Park WS, & Nam SW*.
Oncogene. 2021 (Article, PDF)

Transcriptome Signatures of Canine Mammary Gland Tumors and Its Comparison to Human Breast Cancers

Lee K†, Park H†, Son K, Shin T, & Cho J*.
Cancers (Basel). 2018 (Article, PDF)