Jae Woo Choi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Yonsei University College of Medicine,
New Building 502, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea 03722
Contact
Phone: +82-2-2228-1680
Email: jwchoi@yuhs.ac
Education
2012-2018: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (Thesis Advisor: Dr. Luca Busino)
2010-2011: M.S., Columbia University (Thesis Advisor: Dr. Li-shin Huang)
2005-2009: B.A., Cornell University (Cum Laude)
Professional Career
2025-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
2018-2025: Cancer Research Training Award (CTRA)-Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health (NCI/NIH) (Advisor: Dr. Louis M. Staudt)
Honors/Awards
American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scholar Award, 2026
Scholar-In-Training Award, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2024
KAPAL Excellent Research Award, NIH-KSA and KWise, 2023
Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) 2023 Award, NIH
Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) 2021 Award, NIH
Excellence in Contribution to NIH-KSA, 2020
American Society of Hematology (ASH) Abstract Achievement Award, 2019
NIH-Korean Scientist Association (KSA) Excellence in Science Award, 2019
Dr. Johng Sik Rhim Young Investigator Award, NIH-KSA, 2018
Keystone Symposia Future of Science Fund Scholarship (Ubiquitin Signaling), 2017
Distinguished Graduate Student Talk of the Year, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Dean’s List, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2006 and 2008