My name is Borris. I am interested in integrative biological explorations using animal genomes and stem cells.

• eLife Ambassador (2025-2026), eLife Community Ambassadors Programme, eLife Sciences

• Expert Consultant (2025-), Biotech/Biopharma, Insights Driven Research (IDR), LLC, New York, NY

• Facility Manager (2021-2022), Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National University

• Teaching Assistant (2021), Cancer Pharmacology Lab (Grad course), College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University

• Teaching Assistant (2020), Veterinary Biochemistry Lab (Undergrad course), College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University

• Freshman Mentor (2017, 2018), FIS program, School of Freshmen, KAIST 

• Teaching Assistant (2018), Science Communication Class (Grad course), Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST 

• Teaching Assistant (2017), Special Topics in Science Policy (Grad course), Graduate School of S&T Policy, KAIST

• Teaching Assistant (2017), Sociology Class (Undergrad course), School of Humanities & Social Sciences, KAIST

• Program Assistant (2014), Center for Teaching and Learning, Seoul National University

• Manuscript Copy-Editor (2013), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University

• Clinical Assistant (2012), Dengue Research Program, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila

• Lecturer (2011), Science (Biology), University of Santo Tomas (UST) Education High School  

• Applied Biology (2014-2015), Undergraduate Program, Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, KR

• Korean Language (2013-2014), Certificate Program as part of the Korean Government GKS, International Institute of Education, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, KR

• Public Policy and Politics (2012), Undergraduate Program, Department of Public & International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong (City U), Kowloon, HK

• Biochemistry (2011-2012), Undergraduate Program, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila), Manila, Philippines

• Technology Networks Interview (2023), Man’s Best Friend – Solving the Dog Epigenome To Advance Human Oncology

• Integra Biosciences Interview (2023), INTEGRA Biosciences' vacuum aspiration systems help researchers solve the dog epigenome

• KAIST Herald Interview (2019), Life in Science: Embodying the Phrase “Lab is Life”

• Google Science Fair DOST Interview (2012), Google Science Fair finalist shares his passion for research

• Oral Presentation (Invited Speaker), International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology 2022 (Jeju, KR)

Pan-cancer widespread multi-targeted therapy resistance via drug-induced secretome fucosylation

• Oral Presentation (Invited Speaker), 14th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO) 2021 (Seoul, KR)

Widespread multi-targeted therapy resistance via drug-induced secretome fucosylation

• Oral Presentation (Invited Speaker), 10th Asia-Oceania Human Proteome Organization (AOHUPO) Congress 2021 (Busan, KR)

Relapse and resistance of minority surviving cancer clones via drug-induced secretome fucosylation

• Poster Presentation, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2019 (Atlanta, GA, USA)

Collateral resistance trajectories following failure to antimitotic drugs

• Poster Presentation, 13th Korea Genome Organization (KOGO) Winter Symposium 2017 (Gangwon Province, KR)

The role of PON1 in lung cancer pathobiology

• Poster Presentation, 15th Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) World Congress 2016 (Taipei, TW)

Integrated glycoproteomics demonstrates fucosylated serum paraoxonase-1 alterations and functions in lung cancer

• Oral Presentation (Invited Speaker), International Conference on Tumor and Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy 2016 (Melbourne, AU)

Cross-resistance to multiple drugs is associated with FOXO3a-mediated regulation of ABCB1

• Poster Presentation, International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology 2014 (Seoul, KR)

Class III β-tubulin supports the development of 5-fluorouracil cross-resistance associated with a more aggressive paclitaxel-resistant lung cancer cell phenotype

• Poster Presentation, International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology 2013 (Seoul, KR)

Anti-proliferative mechanism of 21α-methylmelianodiol, a natural triterpenoid, in human lung cancer cells

• Invited lecture (2025), Global Leadership Center, KAIST (Daejeon, KR)

Hacking KAIST for top-tier research opportunities: a no-nonsense tactical playbook for undergrads

• Invited talk (2024), Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST (Daejeon, KR)

Off-target effects and non-genetic nature in cancer resistance evolution

• Invited talk (2021), Cancer Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University (Seoul, KR)

Sequential drug resistance and adaptive therapy for cancer

• Invited talk (2020), Brownbag session on Public Health, Novartis Philippines (Makati, PH)

Biology and policy in managing therapy resistance in cancer

• Invited talk (2020), Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society Special Seminar (Manila, PH)

The sweet tooth of cancer recurrence: therapy resistance via widespread secretome fucose modification

• Invited talk (2018), ASEAN-PIKO Research Colloquium (Seoul, KR)

Adaptive evolution of a secondary drug resistance in cancer

• Invited talk (2018), KI for Health Science & Technology Student Symposium (Daejeon, KR)

Exploring collateral resistance after failure to paclitaxel in cancer

• Invited talk (2015), PIKO Biomedical Research Colloquium (Seoul, KR)

Untangling multiplicity of drug resistance in lung cancer

• Invited lecture (2015), Biology Seminar at the University of the Philippines Manila (Manila, PH)

Multidrug resistance in cancer

• Invited talk (2014), PIKO Scientific Colloquium (Seoul, KR)

Discovery of potent drugs that can reverse ABC-transporter-mediated multidrug resistance

• Hyundai Motor's Chung Mong-Koo Foundation Graduate Scholarship (2020-2025)

• KAIST Long-Term URP Research Grant (2018-2019)

• Summer Research Fellowship, Vienna BioCenter (2017)

• Summer Research Fellowship, Research Center for Complex Systems Biology, University of Tokyo, Komaba (2016)

• Japan Government Support for Research Training (2016)

• KAIST Support for Exchange Program (2016)

• KAIST Full Academic Scholarship (2015-2019)

• Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) (2013-2015)

• Entrance Scholarship, City U, Hong Kong (2012)

• CHED Philippines Full-Merit Scholarship (2011-2012)

• Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (2024), BK21 FOUR

• Best Thesis Presentation (2023), SNU College of Veterinary Medicine ERD Day

• Young Scientist Award (2022), KSMCB 2022

• Young Scientist Award (2021), 10th AOHUPO Congress

• Best Thesis Presentation (2020), SNU College of Veterinary Medicine ERD Day

• Grand Prix Winner (2019), KAIST Undergraduate Research Participation (URP) Program Workshop

• 1st Place (2016), KAIST Biotechnology Research Proposal Contest 

• 2nd Place (2014), Alltech Young Scientist Competition in the Asia Pacific

• 1st Place (2014), Alltech Korea Young Scientist Competition

• Regional Finalist (2012), Google Global Science Fair

• 3rd Place (2011), Philippine Biology Majors College Research Contest

• Finalist (2010), Philippine Intel ISEF Team

• Collaborating Member (2024-), Human Cell Atlas

• Associate Member (2013-), American Society for Cancer Research (AACR)

• Regular Member (2019-), Human Proteome Organization (HUPO)

• Student Member (2021-), Asia-Oceania Human Proteome Organization (AOHUPO)

• Student Member (2020-), The Korean Human Proteome Organization (KHUPO)

• Regular Member (2014-), Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB)

• Regular Member (2013-), Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB)

• Nature Cancer (1 manuscript)

• Nature Communications (2 manuscripts)

• Scientific Reports (4 manuscripts)

• Experimental & Molecular Medicine (1 manuscript)

• Cell Death & Disease (1 manuscript)

• BBA — Proteins & Proteomics (1 manuscript)

• BBA — Gene Regulatory Mechanisms (1 manuscript)

• Oncotarget (7 manuscripts)

• Aging (Albany NY) (2 manuscripts)

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics (1 manuscript)

• PLoS ONE (2 manuscripts)

• PeerJ (1 manuscript)

• Plant Molecular Biology (PLAN) (1 manuscript)

• Cancers (Basel) (1 manuscript)

• Frontiers in Oncology (1 manuscript)

• Method for predicting drug resistance of cancer cells based on protein glycosylation

단백질 당화를 기반으로 한 암세포의 약물 내성 예측 방법

Registration Number: 10-2523845-0000

Inventors: 김유식, MARK BORRIS ALDONZA, 차정화, 용인성, 김필남, 조제열