1) Ryu KB, Lee GW, Kim S, Lee CJ, Kang JY, Kim CJ, Cho SJ. Transcriptome-based screening of regulator genes for sexual dimorphism in pupae of Callipogon relictus. Genes Genomics. 2025 Dec;47(12):1367-1377. doi: 10.1007/s13258-025-01699-8. Epub 2025 Nov 7. PMID: 41201578. 

2) Medina-Jiménez BI, Kwak HJ, Aryal YP, Lee CJ, Jeong GH, Pyo IH, Park H, Kim S, Park SC, Cho SJ. Hedgehog signaling during gut formation in the freshwater leech, Helobdella austinensis. Cells Tissues Organs. 2025 Feb 10:1-15. doi: 10.1159/000543782. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39929152. 

3) Pyo, IH., Yoon, YB., Jeong, GH., Park, S. C., Lee, GW., Aryal, Y. P., Kwak, HJ., & Cho, SJ. (2025). Unveiling salivary gland-specific gene expression of Piezo1 and Neuroendocrine in the leech, Helobdella austinensis. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 168, 105391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2025.105391 

4) Park, B. J., Yoon, Y. B., Park, S. C., Cho, S. J., Lee, D. H., Chung, D., Medina-Jiménez, B. I., Bae, J. H., Mun, S. J., Kim, J. W., & Cho, S. J. (2025). Diversity and tissue-specific expression of the interleukin 17 (IL-17) genes in the earthworm, Eisenia andrei. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5378513 

5) Choi, H., An, Y. K., Lee, C.-J., Song, C., Kim, E.-J., Lee, C. E., Cho, S.-J., & Eyun, S.-i. (2025). Genome assembly, gene content, and plastic gene expression responses to salinity changes in the brackishwater clam (Corbicula japonica) from a dynamic estuarine environment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 483, 136627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136627

6) Kumar, Dinesh & Park, Jeongwon & Radhakrishnan, Naveen & Aryal, Yam & Jeong, Geon‐Hwi & Pyo, In‐Hyeok & Ganbaatar, Byambasuren & Lee, Chul Won & Yang, Sungtae & Shin, Younhee & Subramaniyam, Sathiyamoorthy & Lim, Yu‐jin & Kim, Sunghak & Lee, Seongsoo & Shin, Song & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2025). Novel Leech Antimicrobial Peptides, Hirunipins: Real‐Time 3D Monitoring of Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Mechanisms Using Optical Diffraction Tomography. Advanced Science. 10.1002/advs.202409803. 

1) Yoon, Yoo & Woo, Ji & Beom Jun, Park & Park, Kihwan & Kang, Sangwook & Chung, David & Lee, Dong & Do, Yuno & Park, Soon & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2024). Multiple Diptericins of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) Differentially Respond to Bacterial Challenges. 10.2139/ssrn.4940720. 

2)  Beom Jun, Park & Yoon, Yoo & Park, Soon & Lee, Dong & Chung, David & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Kim, Jung-Woong & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2024). Upregulation of Mrna Expression of Transmembrane Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein (Pgrpl) by Gram-Negative Bacteria Challenge in the Earthworm, Eisenia Andrei. 10.2139/ssrn.4821498. 

3)  Aryal, Yam & Neupane, Sanjiv & Kwak, Hee-Jin & An, Chang-Hyeon & Sohn, Wern-Joo & Yamamoto, Hitoshi & Kwon, Tae-Yub & Min, Bong-Ki & Kim, Jae-Young & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2024). Unraveling the structure, chemical composition, and conserved signaling in leech teeth. Animal Cells and Systems. 28. 272-282. 10.1080/19768354.2024.2350736. 

4) Schultz, Darrin & Heath-Heckman, Elizabeth & Winchell, Christopher & Kuo, Dian-Han & Yu, Yun-sang & Oberauer, Fabian & Kocot, Kevin & Cho, Sung-Jin & Simakov, Oleg & Weisblat, David. (2024). Acceleration of genome rearrangement in clitellate annelids. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 10.1101/2024.05.12.593736. 

5) Beom Jun, Park & Yoon, Yoo & Park, Soon & Lee, Dong & Chung, David & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Kim, Jung-Woong & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2024). Differential inducibility of transmembrane peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) by bacterial challenges in the earthworm, Eisenia andrei. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 206. 108166. 10.1016/j.jip.2024.108166. 

6) Yoon, Yoo & Woo, Ji & Beom Jun, Park & Park, Kihwan & Kang, Sangwook & Chung, David & Lee, Dong & Do, Yuno & Park, Soon & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2024). Multiple diptericins of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) differentially respond to bacterial challenges. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 207. 108234. 10.1016/j.jip.2024.108234. 

1) Lee, Chan-Jun & Kim, Ji-Wook & Yi, Jeesoo & Choi, Yeon-Jae & Kim, Sangil & Jeon, Mi-Jeong & Park, Jong-Seok & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Complete mitochondrial genome of Aleochara (Aleochara) curtula (Goeze, 1777) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 8. 161-163. 10.1080/23802359.2023.2167472. 

2) Beom Jun, Park & Yoon, Yoo & Park, Soon & Shin, Geun-Seup & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Lee, Dong & Choi, Min & Kim, Jung-Woong & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Multiple Toll-Like Receptors (Tlrs) Display Differential Bacterial and Ligand Specificity in the Earthworm, Eisenia Andrei. 10.2139/ssrn.4564966. 

3) Kwak, Hee-Jin & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Park, Soon & Kim, Jung-Hyeuk & Jeong, Geon-Hwi & Jeon, Mi-Jeong & Kim, Sangil & Kim, Jung-Woong & Weisblat, David & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Slit-Robo expression in the leech nervous system: insights into eyespot evolution. Cell & Bioscience. 13. 10.1186/s13578-023-01019-1. 

4) Choi, Yeon-Jae & Jang, Taeyoung & Kim, A-Young & Park, Jong-Seok & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Complete mitochondrial genome of the Chinese Callipogon (Eoxenus) relictus (Cerambycidae: Prioninae) with phylogenetic analyses. Genes & genomics. 45. 10.1007/s13258-023-01378-6. 

5) Ajish, Chelladurai & Yang, Sungtae & Kumar, Dinesh & Lee, Chul & Kim, Dong-Min & Cho, Sung-Jin & Shin, Song. (2023). Cell selectivity and antibiofilm and anti-inflammatory activities and antibacterial mechanism of symmetric-end antimicrobial peptide centered on D-Pro-Pro. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 666. 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.04.106. 

6) Lee, Chan-Jun & Lee, Hae-Youn & Yu, Yun-Sang & Ryu, Kyoung-Bin & Lee, Hyerim & Kim, Kyunghwan & Shin, Song & Gil, Young-Chun & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Brain compartmentalization based on transcriptome analyses and its gene expression in Octopus minor. Brain Structure and Function. 228. 10.1007/s00429-023-02647-6. 

7) Ryu, Kyoung-Bin & Jo, Gun-Hee & Gil, Young-Chun & Jeon, Donggu & Choi, Na-Rae & Jung, Seung-Hyun & Jo, Seonmi & An, Hye & Lee, Hae-Youn & Eyun, Seong-Il & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Eye development and developmental expression of crystallin genes in the long arm octopus, Octopus minor. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 10.3389/fmars.2023.1136602. 

8) Yi, Sunju & Jang, You-Jee & Lee, Seokchan & Cho, Sung-Jin & Kang, Kyuho & Park, Jae-Il & Chae, Han-Jung & Kim, Hyung-Ryong & Kim, Kyunghwan. (2023). TMBIM6 deficiency leads to bone loss by accelerating osteoclastogenesis. Redox biology. 64. 102804. 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102804. 

9) Kim, Eun & Kumar, Dinesh & Bang, Jeong & Ajish, Chelladurai & Yang, Sungtae & Ganbaatar, Byambasuren & Kim, Jeongeun & Lee, Chul Won & Cho, Sung-Jin & Shin, Song. (2023). Evaluation of deoxythymidine-based cationic amphiphiles as antimicrobial, antibiofilm, and anti-inflammatory agents. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 62. 106909. 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.106909. 

10) Beom Jun, Park & Yoon, Yoo & Park, Soon & Shin, Geun-Seup & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Lee, Dong & Choi, Min & Kim, Jung-Woong & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Multiple toll-like receptors (TLRs) display differential bacterial and ligand specificity in the earthworm, Eisenia andrei. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 201. 108010. 10.1016/j.jip.2023.108010. 

11) Kim, So-Hee & Lee, Se-Hwa & Park, Tae-Ki & Tian, Yanchen & Yu, Kyoungjae & Lee, Byeong-Ha & Bai, Ming-Yi & Cho, Sung-Jin & Kim, Tae-Wuk. (2023). Comparative analysis of BZR1/BES1 family transcription factors in Arabidopsis. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology. 117. 10.1111/tpj.16527. 

12) Neupane, Sanjiv & Aryal, Yam & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Lee, Sung-Gwon & Kim, Tae-Young & Pokharel, Elina & Kim, Ji-Youn & Kim, Jung-Hyeuk & Sohn, Wern-Joo & An, Seo-Young & An, Chang-Hyeon & Jung, Jae-Kwang & Ha, Jung-Hong & Yamamoto, Hitoshi & Cho, Sung-Won & Lee, Sanggyu & Lee, Youngkyun & Park, Kwang-Kyun & Min, Bong-Ki & Kim, Jae-Young. (2023). Developmental roles of glomerular epithelial protein-1 in mice molar morphogenesis. Cell and Tissue Research. 395. 1-10. 10.1007/s00441-023-03841-y. 

13) Kim, Jung-Hyeuk & Lee, Chan-Jun & Yu, Yun-Sang & Aryal, Yam & Kim, Sangil & Suh, Jo-Young & Kim, Jae-Young & Min, Sun & Cha, In-Tae & Lee, Hae-Youn & Shin, Song & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2023). Transcriptomic profiling and the first spatial expression analysis of candidate genes in the salivary gland of the East Asian medicinal leech, Hirudo nipponia. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 154. 105125. 10.1016/j.dci.2023.105125. 

1) Kwak, Hee-Jin & Lee, Sung-Gwon & Park, Soon & Kim, Jung-Hyeuk & Weisblat, David & Park, Chungoo & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2022). Head transcriptome profiling of glossiphoniid leech ( Helobdella austinensis ) reveals clues about proboscis development. Open Biology. 12. 10.1098/rsob.210298. 

2)  Beom Jun, Park & Yoon, Yoo & Park, Soon & Lee, Dong & Shin, Chuog & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Kim, Jung-Woong & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2022). Peptidoglycan recognition proteins from the earthworm, Eisenia andrei: Differential inducibility and tissue-specific expression. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 135. 104483. 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104483. 

3)  Choi, Yeon-Jae & Yi, Jeesoo & Lee, Chan-Jun & Kim, Ji-Wook & Jeon, Mi-Jeong & Park, Jong-Seok & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2022). Development of markers using microsatellite loci of two rove beetle species, Paederus fuscipes Curtis and Aleochara (Aleochara) curtula Goeze (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), followed by analyses of genetic diversity and population structure. Genes & Genomics. 44. 10.1007/s13258-022-01293-2. 

1) Yu, Yun-Sang & Jin, Soyeong & Cho, Namjoon & Lim, Jongok & Kim, Cheol-Hak & Lee, Seung-Gyu & Kim, Sangil & Park, Jong-Seok & Kim, Keekwang & Park, Chungoo & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2021). Genome Size Estimation of Callipogon relictus Semenov (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), an Endangered Species and a Korea Natural Monument. Insects. 12. 111. 10.3390/insects12020111. 

2) Yoon, Yoo & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Soon. (2021). Identification and expression of adenosine deaminases acting on tRNA (ADAT) during early tail regeneration of the earthworm. Genes & Genomics. 43. 10.1007/s13258-020-01031-6. 

3) Kwak, Hee-Jin & Kim, Jung-Hyeuk & Kim, Joo-Young & Jeon, Donggu & Lee, Doo-Hyung & Yoo, Shinja & Kim, Jung & Eyun, Seong-Il & Park, Soon & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2021). Behavioral variation according to feeding organ diversification in glossiphoniid leeches (Phylum: Annelida). Scientific Reports. 11. 10940. 10.1038/s41598-021-90421-1. 

4) Beom Jun, Park & Yoon, Yoo & Lee, Dong & Shin, Chuog & Juakali, Louis & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Soon. (2021). Transcriptional upregulation of multiple earthworm chitinase genes following bacterial challenge suggests their implications in innate immunity. Genes & Genomics. 43. 10.1007/s13258-021-01183-z. 

1)  Han, Yong-Hee & Ryu, Kyoung-Bin & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Kim, Jung & Lee, Hae-Youn & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2020). Muscular Development in Urechis unicinctus (Echiura, Annelida). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21. 2306. 10.3390/ijms21072306. 

2) Kwak, Hee-Jin & Kim, Jung-Hyeuk & Kim, Joo-Young & Jeon, Donggu & Lee, Doo-Hyung & Yoo, Shinja & Kim, Jung & Eyun, Seong-Il & Park, Soon & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2020). Diversification of Leech Proboscis Structure According to Prey Ingestion Behavior. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-30283/v1. 

3) Bae, Yun & Kim, Jung & Yi, Jeesoo & Park, Soon & Lee, Hae-Youn & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2020). Characterization of Perionyx excavatus Development and Its Head Regeneration. Biology. 9. 10.3390/biology9090273. 

4) Yoon, Yoo & Yu, Yun-Sang & Beom Jun, Park & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Soon. (2020). Identification and Spatiotemporal Expression of Adenosine Deaminases Acting on RNA (ADAR) during Earthworm Regeneration: Its Possible Implication in Muscle Redifferentiation. Biology. 9. 448. 10.3390/biology9120448. 

1) Yu, Yun-Sang & Lee, Ju-Young & Woo, Ji-Won & Kim, Jin-Se & Bae, Yoon-Hwan & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Soon. (2019). Identification and expression pattern of a new digestive invertebrate-type lysozyme from the earthworm. Genes & Genomics. 41. 10.1007/s13258-018-0776-z.

2) Kwak, Hee-Jin & Park, Jeong-Su & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Park, Soon & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2019). Spatiotemporal Expression of Anticoagulation Factor Antistasin in Freshwater Leeches. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20. 10.3390/ijms20163994.

3) Kim, Seyoung & Jeon, Donggu & Lee, Ju-Young & Cho, Sung-Jin & Lim, Younghyun & Eyun, Seong-il & Park, Soon & Seo, Young-Jin. (2019). Upregulation of cellulase activity and mRNA levels by bacterial challenge in the earthworm Eisenia andrei, supporting the involvement of cellulases in innate immunity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 521. 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.09.134.   

1) Kwak, Hee-Jin & Ryu, Kyoung-Bin & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Park, Soon & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2018). Temporal and spatial expression of the Fox gene family in the Leech Helobdella austinensis. 330. 10.1002/jez.b.22828.

2)  Kim, Bo-Mi & Kang, Seunghyun & Ahn, Do-Hwan & Jung, Seung-Hyun & Rhee, Hwanseok & Yoo, Jong & Lee, Jong-Eun & Lee, SeungJae & Han, Yong-Hee & Ryu, Kyoung-Bin & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Hyun & An, Hye. (2018). The genome of common long-arm octopus Octopus minor. GigaScience. 7. 10.1093/gigascience/giy119. 

3) Yu, Yun-Sang & Kim, Jin-Se & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Kim, Tae-Wuk & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2018). Differential expression of primary pair-rule genes during bidirectional regeneration in Perionyx excavatus. Genes & Genomics. 40. 1-7. 10.1007/s13258-018-0683-3. 

4) Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Park, Jong-Seok & Kim, Jung-Woong & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2017). Developmental biology and potential use of Alboglossiphonia lata (Annelida: Hirudinea) as an “Evo-Devo” model organism. Frontiers in Zoology. 14. 10.1186/s12983-017-0240-y. 

5) Kim, Jin-Se & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Park, Soon & Xiao, Ping & Weisblat, David & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2017). Expression patterns of duplicated snail genes in the leech Helobdella. Development Genes and Evolution. 227. 10.1007/s00427-017-0598-z. 

6) Kim, Jin-Se & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Park, Soon & Xiao, Ping & Weisblat, David & Cho, Sung-Jin. (2017). Spatiotemporal expression of a twist homolog in the leech Helobdella austinensis. Development Genes and Evolution. 227. 245-252. 10.1007/s00427-017-0585-4. 

7) Park, In & Cha, Ju & Ok, Suk-Mi & Shin, Chuog & Kim, Jin-Se & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Yu, Yun-Sang & Kim, Yu-Kyung & Medina-Jiménez, Brenda & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Soon. (2016). A new earthworm cellulase and its possible role in the innate immunity. Developmental and comparative immunology. 67. 10.1016/j.dci.2016.09.003. 

8) Kim, Daehwan & Kim, Jin-Se & Park, In-Yong & Kwak, Hee-Jin & Lee, Dong & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Soon. (2016). A novel chitinase from the earthworm, Eisenia andrei. Animal Cells and Systems. 20. 1-4. 10.1080/19768354.2015.1119193. 

9) Tak, Eun & Cho, Sung-Jin & Park, Soon. (2014). Gene expression profiling of coelomic cells and discovery of immune-related genes in the earthworm, Eisenia andrei , using expressed sequence tags. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry. 79. 1-7. 10.1080/09168451.2014.988677.

10) Cho, Sung-Jin & Vallès, Yvonne & Weisblat, David. (2013). Differential Expression of Conserved Germ Line Markers and Delayed Segregation of Male and Female Primordial Germ Cells in a Hermaphrodite, the Leech Helobdella. Molecular biology and evolution. 32. 10.1093/molbev/mst201.