Dr. Jeongchan Lee

2019.03 - 2022.02 Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Byung-Gee Kim)

2017.03 - 2019.02: M.S., Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Byung-Gee Kim)

2011.03 - 2017.02: B.S., Department of Systems Biotechnology,
Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

2025.05 - present Senior Research Scientist, Clean Energy Research Center,
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea

2023.03 - 2025.04 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Systems Biology,
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Advisor: Prof. Harris H. Wang)

2022.03 - 2023.02 Postdoctoral Researcher, Bio-MAX Institute,
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Sang Woo Seo)

My research focuses on engineering microbial enzymes and communities through protein engineering and synthetic biology to tackle environmental and industrial challenges. I am particularly interested in integrating structure-guided protein mutagenesis and multi-omics approaches (e.g., LC-MS/MS, NGS) to develop microbial platforms for ecological restoration and climate change mitigation. Specifically, my work involves: (i) designing biosynthetic pathways for the sustainable production of value-added compounds from biomass, CO2 and other renewable feedstocks; (ii) discovering and engineering microbial enzymes to enhance catalytic performance; and (iii) applying spatial metagenomics and culturomics to understand and harness microbial interactions in complex environments. Through these strategies, my research aims to design microbial systems for the production of target compounds and ensure their robust performance in real-world environments.

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