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Acacemic Excellence Award (February 2024)

Yeseong Hwang, Ph.D. 

Novel therapeutic strategy for anaplastic thyroid cancer 

January 10, 2024 Announced by Joong Ang

January 10, 2024 Announced by Chosun

January 10, 2024 Announced by Hankook

January 10, 2024 Announced by Kyunghyang


Co-inhibition of glutaminolysis and one carbon metabolism promotes ROS accumulation leading to enhancement of chemotherapeutic efficacy in anaplastic thyroid cancer

Hwang Y et al., Cell Death and Disease 2024

Academic Excellence Award (August 2023)

Hyeonhui Kim, Ph.D.

Novel therapeutic targets for refractory gastric cancer 

June 15, 2023 Announced by The Korean Economic Daily

June 15, 2023 Announced by Seoul Shinmun

Jun 15, 2023 Announced by Edaily news


PHGDH preserves one-carbon cycle to confer metabolic plasticity in chemoresistant gastric cancer during nutrient stress

Yoon BK & Kim H et al., PNAS 2023

Is ROR alpha a promising IBD therapeutic target? 

October 17, 2019 Announced by The Financial News

October 17, 2019 Announced by Yonhap News Agency

October 17, 2019 Announced by Newsis


Intestinal ROR alpha negatively controls NFkB transcriptional network in response to exogenous inflammatory signaling to protect against inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. 

Oh SK et al., PNAS 2019

ROR alpha protects against NAFLD pathogenesis

August 27, 2017 Announced by Seoul Economic Daily

August 27, 2017 Announced by No Cut News

August 27, 2017 Announced by The Asia Business Daily


Hepatic ROR alpha negatively controls PPAR gamma transcriptional network to protect against diet-induced obesity and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

Kim K et al., Nature Communications 2017

Imaginary Meal: Fexaramine

January 06, 2015 announced by USA Today

January 05, 2015 announced by The Guardian

January 07, 2015 announced by LA Times

January 06, 2015 announced by Dong A 

January 07, 2015 announced by Yonhap News Agency


Potentiating intestinal FXR signaling pathways enhances energy metabolism to profect against diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance.


Fang S et al., Nature Medicine 2015