Je Min Lee, Ph.D. / Professor 

Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea

Phone: +82-53-950-5723 / Fax: +82-53-950-5722

e-mail: jemin@knu.ac.kr, jeminlee94@gmail.com

   EDUCATION

  - Ph.D.   Department of Horticulture, Seoul National University, 2005

  - M.S.     Department of Horticulture, Seoul National University, 2000

  - B.S.      Department of Horticulture, Seoul National University, 1998

   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

  - Professor (Associate/Assistant Professor), Mar 2014~present, Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University

  - Editor-in-Chief, Jun 2023~present, Horticultural Science and Technology

  - Department Chair, Mar 2020~Feb 2021, Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University

  - Associate Editor, July 2017~May 2023, Horticultural Science and Technology

  - Review Editor, Sep 2020~present, Frontiers in Plant Science

  - Editor, Feb 2023~present, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

  - Editor, 2016~2019, Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters

  - Visiting Scholar, Dec 2018~Jan 2019, Department of Plant Biology, UC Davis

  - Research Assistant Professor, Dec 2012~Feb 2014, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University

  - Research Associate/Post-doctoral Scientist, Sep 2006~Nov 2012, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University

  - Post-doc., Sep 2005~Aug 2006, Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Breeding Research, Seoul National University

  - Research Associate (for mandatory military service), Mar 2000~Sep 2006, Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Breeding Research, Seoul National University

  - Visiting Researcher, Oct 2003~Feb 2004, Jan 2005~Mar 2005, Oct 2005~Dec 2005, Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University

PUBLICATIONS  

• Jo JS, Yoo HJ, Sim HS, Lee JM, Kim SK (2024) Profiling of Flavor Volatiles by SPME-GC-MS in Strawberry Cultivars during Fruit Development and Ripening. Hortic Sci Technol. 42: 326–338 

• Do H†, Chung MY†, Cho W, Kim ST, Lee SB, Lee JM* (2024) CRISPR/Cas9-edited SPL-CNR quantitatively control tomato fruit ripening. Sci Hortic. 330: 113073

• Jeon C†, Chung MY†, Lee JM* (2024) Reassessing the contribution of TOMATO AGAMOUS-LIKE1 to fruit ripening by CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis. Plant Cell Rep. 43: 41

• Jeong D, Park S, Evelina G, Kim S, Park H, Lee JM, Kim SK, Kim IJ, Oh EJ*, Kim SR* (2024) Bioconversion of citrus waste into mucic acid by xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bioresour Technol. 393: 130158

• Kang GH, Kang BC, Han JS*, Lee JM* (2024) DNA-free genome editing in tomato protoplasts using CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein delivery. Hortic Environ Biotechnol. 65: 131–142

• Yoo HJ, Chung MY,  Lee HA, Lee SB, Grandillo S, Giovannoni J, Lee JM* (2023) Natural overexpression of CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE4 in tomato alters carotenoid flux. Plant Physiol. 192: 1289–1306

- Featured in Plant Physiology “News and Views”: Pereira  L (2023) The mystery behind dark-orange tomatoes - how can an exotic cleavage dioxygenase alter carotenoid flux? 

• Zhu F, Sagar Jadhav S, Tohge T, Lee JM, Giovannoni J, Cheng Y, Alseekh S, Fernie A (2022) A comparative transcriptomics and eQTL approach identifies SlWD40 as a novel tomato fruit ripening regulator. Plant Physiol. 190: 250–266

• Lee  S, Chakma N, Joung S, Lee JM, Lee J (2022) QTL Mapping for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt Caused by Two Isolates of Ralstonia solanacearum in Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Plants. 11: 1551

• Heo J, Bang WY, Jeong JC, Park SC, Lee JM, Choi  S, Kim SO, Lee B, Lee YK, Kim K, Park SJ  (2022) The comparisons of expression pattern reveal molecular regulation of fruit metabolites in S. nigrum and S. lycopersicum.  Sci Rep. 12: 5001

• Abebe AM, Oh CS, Kim HT, Choi G, Seo E, Yeam I, Lee JM*  (2022) QTL-Seq Analysis for Identification of Resistance Loci to Bacterial Canker in Tomato. Front in Plant Sci. 12: 809959

• Wai AH, Cho LH, Waseem M, Lee DJ, Lee JM, Kim CK, Chung MY (2021) Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of Alba gene family members in response to abiotic stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). BMC Plant Biol.  21: 530

• Mollah MMI,  Choi HW, Yeam I,  Lee JM,  Kim Y (2021) Salicylic Acid, a Plant Hormone, Suppresses a Phytophagous Insect Immune Response by Interrupting HMG-like DSP1. Front Physiol. 12: 744272

• Cho Y, Kang ES, Lee JM* (2021) Genetic Mapping of green-stripe in Tomato. Hortic Sci Technol. 39: 402–412

• Lee JH†, Chung DJ†, Lee JM*, Yeam I* (2021) Development and Application of Gene-Specific Markers for Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Resistance in Both Field and Artificial Infections.  Plants. 10: 9

• Lim SH, Park B, Kim DH, Park S, Yang JH, Jung JA, Lee JM, Lee JY (2020) Cloning and Functional Characterization of Dihydroflavonol 4-Reductase Gene Involved in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis of Chrysanthemum. Int J Mol Sci. 21: 7960 

• Kang ES, Lee JM* (2020) The Fusion Transcript of Phytoene Synthase 1 Controls Yellow Fruit in Tomato. Hortic Sci Technol. 38: 705–716 

• Abebe AM†, Choi J†, Kim Y, Oh CS, Yeam I, Nou IS, Lee JM* (2020) Development of diagnostic molecular markers for marker-assisted breeding against bacterial wilt in tomato. Breed Sci. 70: 456–461

• Chung MY, Nath UK, Vrebalov J, Gapper N, Lee JM, Lee DJ, Kim CK, Giovannoni J (2020) Ectopic Expression of miRNA172 in Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) Reveals Novel Function in Fruit Development Through Regulation of an AP2 Transcription Factor.  BMC Plant Biol. 20: 283

• Lee SB†, Kim JE†, Kim HT, Lee GM, Kim BS, Lee JM* (2020) Genetic mapping of the c1 locus by GBS-based BSA-seq revealed Pseudo-Response Regulator 2 as a candidate gene controlling pepper fruit color. Theor Appl Genet. 133: 1897–1910 

• Yoo HJ, Kim JH, Park KS, Son JE, Lee JM* (2020) Light-Controlled Fruit Pigmentation and Flavor Volatiles in Tomato and Bell Pepper. Antioxidants. 9: 14 

• Thang VA, Lee JM*  (2019) Genetic variations underlying anthocyanin accumulation in tomato fruits. Euphytica. 215: 196

• Naing AH, Kyu SY, Win PP, Park KL, Lee JM, Lim KB, Kim CK (2019 ) Silencing of the phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene affects the expression of fruit‑ripening genes in tomatoes. Plant Methods. 15: 110

• Naing AH, Song HY, Lee JM, Lim KB, Kim CK (2019) Development of an efficient virus-induced gene silencing method in petunia using the pepper phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene. Plant Cell, Tissue Organ Cult. 138: 507–515

• Shin J, Yoo HJ, Yeam I, Lee JM*  (2019) Distinguishing Two Genetic Factors that Control Yellow Fruit Color in Tomato. Hortic Environ Biotechnol. 60: 59–67 

• Kim HT, Lee JM*  (2018) Organellar genome analysis reveals endosymbiotic gene transfers in tomato. PLOS One. 13: e0202279 

• Kim B, Hwang IS, Lee HJ, Lee JM, Seo E, Choi D, Oh CS (2018) Identification of a molecular marker tightly linked to bacterial wilt resistance in tomato by genome-wide SNP analysis. Theor Appl Genet. 131: 1017–1030

• Kang SI, Hwang I, Goswami G, Jung HJ, Nath UK, Yoo HJ, Lee JM, Nou IS (2017) Molecular insight reveals Psy1, SGR, and SlMYB12 genes are associated with diverse fruit color pigments in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Molecules. 22: 2180   

• Kim S et al. (co-author) (2017) New reference genome sequences of hot pepper reveal the massive evolution of plant disease-resistance genes by retroduplication. Genome Biol. 18: 210

• Kim JE, Yoo HJ, Kang BC, Lee JM* (2017) A New Nonsense Mutation in Capsanthin/Capsorubin Synthase Controlling Orange Pepper Fruit. Hortic Sci Technol. 35: 599–607

• Yoo HJ†, Park WJ†, Lee GM, Oh CS, Yeam I, Won DC, Kim CK, Lee JM* (2017) Inferring the Genetic Determinants of Fruit Colors in Tomato by Carotenoid Profiling. Molecules. 22: 764

• Kim J, Park M, Jeong ES, Lee JM*, Choi D* (2017) Harnessing anthocyanin-rich fruit: A visible reporter for tracing virus-induced gene silencing in pepper fruit. Plant Methods. 13: 3

• Kim YM et al. (co-author) (2017) Genome analysis of Hibiscus syriacus provides insights of polyploidization and indeterminate flowering in woody plants. DNA Res. 24: 71–80 (Editor's choice)

• Lee JM†, Lee H†, Kang SB, Park WJ (2016) Fatty Acid Desaturases, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Regulation, and Biotechnological Advances. Nutrients. 8: 23

• Lee JM, Oh CS, Yeam I (2015) Molecular markers for selecting diverse disease resistances in tomato breeding programs.  Plant Breed Biotech. 4: 308–322 

• Kim HJ, Jung J, Kim MS, Lee JM, Choi D, Yeam I (2015) Molecular marker development and genetic diversity exploration by RNA-seq in Platycodon grandiflorum. Genome. 58: 441–451

• Bae C, Han SW, Song YR; Kim BY, Lee HJ, Lee JM, Yeam I, Heu S, Oh CS (2015) Infection processes of xylem-colonizing pathogenic bacteria: possible explanations for the scarcity of qualitative disease resistance genes against them in crops. Theor Appl Genet. 128: 1219–1229

• Jung J, Kim HJ, Lee JM, Oh CS, Lee HJ and Yeam I (2015) Gene-based molecular marker system for multiple disease resistances in tomato against tomato yellow leaf curl virus, late blight and verticillium wilt. Euphytica. 205: 599–613

• Chen S, Kim C, Lee JM, Lee HA, Fei Z, Wang L, Apel K (2015) Blocking the QB -binding site of photosystem II by tenuazonic acid, a non-host-specific toxin of Alternaria alternata, activates singlet oxygen-mediated and EXECUTER-dependent signalling in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Environ. 38: 1069–1080

• Lee JM, Lee SJ, Rose JKC, Yeam I and Kim BD (2014) Mining secreted proteins that function in pepper fruit development and ripening using yeast secretion trap (YST). Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 446: 882–888 

• Pepper Genome Consortium (co-first author) (2014) Genome sequence of the hot pepper provides insights into the evolution of pungency in Capsicum species. Nat Genet. 46: 270–78 (cover article) 

• Lee JM, Jahn MM, Yeam I (2013) Allelic relationships at the pvr1 locus in Capsicum annuum. Euphytica. 194: 417–424

• Grassi S, Piro G, Lee JM, Zheng Y, Fei Z, Dalessandro G, Giovannoni JJ and Lenucci MS (2013) Comparative genomics reveals candidate carotenoid pathway regulators of ripening watermelon fruit. BMC Genomics. 14:781

• Tomato Genome Consortium (co-author) (2012) The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution. Nature 485: 635–641 (cover article) 

• Lee JM, Joung JG, McQuinn R, Chung MY, Fei Z, Tiemann DM, Klee H, Giovannoni JJ (2012) Combined transcriptome, genetic diversity and metabolite profiling in tomato fruit reveals a negative regulator of ripening, SlERF6. Plant J. 70: 191–204 (cover and featured article)

• Yeom SI, Baek HK, Oh SK, Kang WH, Lee SJ, Lee JM, Seo E, Rose JK, Kim BD, Choi D (2011) Use of a Secretion Trap Screen in Pepper Following Phytophthoracapsici Infection Reveals Novel Functions of Secreted Plant   Proteins in Modulating Cell Death. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 24: 671–684 (cover article)

• Fei Z, Joung JG, Tang X, Yi Z, Huang M, Lee JM, McQuinn R, Tieman DM, Alba R, Klee HJ, Giovannoni JJ (2011) Tomato Functional Genomics Database (TFGD): a comprehensive collection and analysis package for tomato functional genomics. Nucleic Acids Res. 39: D1156–1163

• Chung MY, Vrebalov J, Alba R, Lee JM, McQuinn R, Chung JD, Klein P, Giovannoni J (2010) A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) APETALA2/ERF gene, SlAP2a, is a negative regulator of fruit ripening. Plant J. 64: 936–947 

• Giovannoni J, Lee JM, Chung MY, Fox E (2010) Molecular analysis of the developmental and hormonal systems regulating fruit ripening. Acta Hort. 884:41–50

• Milone DH, Stegmayer GS, Kamenetzky L, López M, Lee JM, Giovannoni JJ, Carrari F (2010) *omeSOM: a software for clustering and visualization of transcriptional and metabolite data mined from interspecific crosses of  crop plants. BMC Bioinform.26;11:438.

• Yi GB†, Lee JM†, Choi D, Lee S, Kim BD (2006) Exploitation of pepper EST-SSRs and an SSR-based linkage map. Theor Appl Genet. 114: 113-130 (*equally contributed)

• Lee JM†, Kim S†, Lee JY†, Yoo EY, Cho MC, Cho MR, Kim YS, Kim BD, Bahk YY (2006) A differentially expressed proteomic analysis in placental tissues in relation to pungency during the pepper fruit development.  Proteomics. 6: 5248–5259 (*equally contributed)

• Kwon YS, Lee JM, Yi GB, Kim KM, Yi SI, Soh EH, Bae KM, Park EK, Song IH and Kim BD (2005) Use of SSR markers to complement tests of distinctiveness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) of pepper (Capsicum  annuum L.) varieties. Mol Cells. 19: 428–435 

• Lee CJ, Yoo E, Shin J, Lee JM, Hwang HS, Kim BD. (2005) Non-pungent Capsicum contains a deletion in the capsaicinoid synthetase gene, which allows earlydetection of pungency with SCAR markers. Mol Cells. 19: 262–267 

• Lee JM, Nahm SH, Kim YM, Kim BD (2004) Characterization and molecular genetic mapping of microsatellite loci in pepper. Theor Appl Genet. 108: 619–627

• Lee JM, Kim BD (2003) Combined genome mapping of RFLP-AFLP-SSR in pepper. Genomics Inform. 1: 108-112

LECTURES

   - Undergraduate courses: Plant Molecular Biology and Lab., Breeding for Horticultural Crops

   - Graduate courses: Plant Systems Genetics, Plant Molecular Physiology, Advanced Molecular Breeding for Horticultural Crops

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

  - Hwa-Nong Award for Agricultural Research, Dec 2021

  - Superior Paper Award, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), Sept 2021

  - Outstanding Paper Award, Korean Society for Horticultural Science, May 2021

  - Outstanding Research Professor, Kyungpook National University, Feb 2021

  - Poster award, Gordon Research Conference-Carotenoids, Ventura Beach Marriot, January 2010

  - Post-doctoral fellowship, Korea Research Foundation, 2006~2007

  - Fellowship of research training program in USA for graduated student, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, 2003

  - The excellent research award, Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Breeding Research, Seoul National University, 2002

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