Nahee Hwang (황라희), Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor (September 2024~present)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yonsei University (September 2023~August 2024) 

Ph.D., Dept. of Medical Science,  Yonsei University 

Project: Bioinformatics-based biological sciences

Dr. Hwang has been trained to investigate the molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis and migration in gastric cancer. In addition, Dr. Hwang has been trained to develop her techniques in the field of omics including single cell RNA seq, spatiotranscriptomic analysis, and genomics using human PBMC samples from COVID-19 vaccination with myocarditis and colonic tissues from patients with ulcerative colitis. After graduate program, Dr. Hwang has continued her research career as Research Staff in Fang Lab from March 2024. 

Jae Woong Jeong (정재웅), Ph.D. 

Postdoctoral Research Associate (March 2025~present), Medical Technologist

Ph.D., Dept. of Medicine, Yonsei University

Project: Signal transduction in Cancer metabolism

Dr. Jeong is a licensed medical technologist and has investigated molecular mechanisms of how Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion is modulated by nutritional status. For Ph.D. thesis,  Dr. Jeong has investigated the molecular mechanisms of how epigenetic eraser controls transcriptional networks modulating cellular energetics and tumorigenesis in pancreatic cancer. After graduate program, Dr. Jeong is going to continue his research career as Research Staff in Fang Lab from March 2025.

Sugyeong Jo (조수경)

Dept. of Medical Science (March 2020~present)

B.S., Sejong University

Project: Nuclear receptor signaling in Metabolic syndromes & Cancer metabolism

Ms. Jo has investigated molecular mechansisms of estrogen receptor signaling pathway and bromodomain-mediated chromatin remodeling system to control tumorigenesis in gastric cancer. Also, Ms. Jo has investigated the molecular mechanisms of how epigenetic writer controls transcriptional network modulating cellular energetics in immune cells of blood clots. 

Seyeon Joo (주세연)

Dept. of Medical Science (March 2022~present)

Research Assistant, Severance Biomedical Science Institute (January 2021~February 2022)

B.S., Korea University

Project: Metabolic syndromes & Oncology

Ms. Joo recently joined Fang Lab for the graduate program March 2022. She has been working on one-carbon metabolic pathways to identify genetic signature of intraheterogeneity in intestinal type of gastric cancer. Ms. Joo is currently working on molecular mechanisms to investigate FXR-mediated bile acid signaling in colorectal cancer.

Hyeonuk Jeon (전현욱)

Dept. of Medical Science (March 2022~present)

B.S., Korea University

Project: Metabolic syndromes & Oncology

Mr. Jeon is a joint lab student with Prof. Jae-woo Kim and has examined the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of metabolic syndromes including insulin resistance and MASH using gut-specific FXR agonist. Mr. Jeon also has investigated novel molecular mechanisms of anticancer drug resistance in colorectal cancer in response to chemotherapy. 

Chae Min Lee (이채민) 

Dept. of Medical Science (March 2023~present), Registered Nurse

R.N., Yonsei University

Project: Inflammatory diseases & Liver Biology based on LLM

Ms. Lee joined Fang Lab from Jul. 2022 as research assistant. She graduated from Yonsei University College of Nursing and is now Ph.D. student in the department of medical science from March 2023. She is currently working on the molecular mechanisms of how Triple-negative breast  cancer modifies cellular metabolism for chemo-resistance.

Ye-Chan Park (박예찬)

Dept. of Medical Science (March 2024~present)

B.S., Yonsei University 

Project: Bioinformatics in Lung cancer microenvironment & senescent fibroblast in atopic derma 

Mr. Park joined Fang Lab from Mar. 2023 as a research assistant. He has currently merged and analyzed human and mouse lung cancer microenvironment tissue single cell RNA seqeuncing to identify novel therapeutic target for cancer therapy.
Also, he is interested in identifying novel senescent fibroblast cluster in atopic derma to find novel therapeutic target for atophy.

Hojeong Choi (최호정)

Dept. of Medical Science (March 2025~present)

B.S., Inje University 

Project: Epigenetics in gastric cancer

Ms. Choi is a joint lab student with Professor Jae-woo Kim from March 2025 and participated cancer metabolism project. She is currently working on immune cell profiles of tumor microenvironment with ICI immunotherapy. 

Jongchan Kim (김종찬)

Dept. of Medical Science (September 2025~present)

B.S., Yonsei University 

Project: Identification of novel biomarker for PBC, PSC and COPD

Mr. Kim joined Fang Lab from May 2024 as a junior undergraduate research assistant. Mr. Kim has analyzed mRNA seq, scRNA seq and spatial transcriptomics from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) samples to distinguish molecular pathogenesis between two diseases.

Minjin Sung (성민진)

Dept. of Medical Science (September 2025~present)

B.S., Yonsei University

Project: MASLD & MASH-HCC transition

Ms. Sung joined Fang Lab from Jan 2025 as a senior undergraduate research assistant. Ms. Sung has analyzed diverse transcriptomic datasets from MASLD to identify novel regulatory mechanisms involved in amino acid metabolism such as proline and arginine which play crucial roles in urea cycle. 

Yun Ju Lee (이윤주)

Dept. of Medical Science (September 2025~present)

B.S., Yonsei University

Project: Inflammatory lung diseases

Ms. Lee joined Fang Lab from Jan 2025 as a joint student with Prof. Bo Kyung Yoon. Ms. Lee has focuses on elucidating novel mechanisms for diagnosis and therapy using animal models of inflammatory lung diseases, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) 

Eunsu Lee (이은수), Medical student research assistant

Department of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine 

Project: Novel biomarkers for autoimmune diseases

Ms. Lee joined Fang Lab from Jan 2024 as a student intern. Ms. Lee has been analyzing numerous public PBMC single cell RNA seq datasets from patients of COVID-19, COPD, and other respiratory autoimmune diseases to identify novel biomarkers for early diagnosis of lung fibrosis.

Minjin Kwon (권민진), Medical student research assistant

Department of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine 

Project: Novel biomarkers & therapeutic targets for Pancreatic cancer

Ms. Kwon joined Fang Lab from Jan 2025 as a student intern. Ms. Kwon has been analyzing numerous public PBMC single cell RNA seq datasets from Pancreatic cancer patients to identify novel biomarkers for early diagnosis of cancer progession & novel therapeutic targets for Pancreatic cancer.

Sumin Kim (김수민)

Ewha Womans University 

Project: Genetic signature in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and intrahepatic malignancy

Ms. Kim joined Fang Lab from July 2024 as a student intern. She is investigating how FSTL3 and GDF15 defines a convergent secretory signature in primary scleorosing cholangitis and intrahepatic malignacy.  She examines examines the role of these secreted factors in shaping the hepatic microenvironment and influencing malignant transformation. 

Hanbyul Cho (조한별)

Yonsei University Global Leaders College 

Project: Genetic signature in cancer metabolism

Ms. Cho joined Fang Lab from Jan 2025 as a student intern. 

Apply to: BK21 Project for Medical Science (연세대학교 대학원 의과학과)

Requirement of Dept. of Medical Sciences for full scholarship: Official English score of  IBT (>83) or Yonsei TOEFL (>560)

Feel free to contact PI for internship or applying the Fang Lab.

https://bk21-medsci.yonsei.ac.kr/ko/index.html