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[2026.08.31] Congratulations to Ji Yun Jeong and In Seop Yoon on the acceptance of their paper, Acidic pH-responsive and dissociative dimeric CpG oligodeoxynucleotides for enhanced cancer immunotherapy, for publication in Biomaterials. 정지윤 (영남대학교) | 한빛사논문 > 한빛사 | BRIC 

[2026.08.21] Congratulations to Ji Yun Jeong on earning her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Yeungnam University.

[2026.08.19] Congratulations to Ritu Singhmar on the acceptance of her paper, Engineering next-generation polyethylenimine vectors for efficient siRNA delivery in cancer, for publication in  J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Technol.

[2026.04.01] Do Yeon Gim and Kyung Min Lee receives the research program (2026) funded by Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). Congrats!

[2026.03.01] Prof. Hong receives the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant (2026-2031) funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT). Congrats!

[2026.03.01] Prof. Hong was appointed as the science advisor for the research program (2026) funded by Daegu Science High School. Congrats!

[2026.03.01] Do Yeon Gim joins HONG LAB for an integration of Master's and Ph.D program. Chan Jin Park joins HONG LAB for a Master's degree program. Welcome!

[2026.01.09] Congratulations to Ji Yun Jeong on the acceptance of her paper, Minimal PEGylation improves pharmacokinetics, immunocompatibility, and efficacy of a lytic bacteriophage against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannill, for publication in ACS Infect. Dis.

[2026.01.01] Prof. Hong received a research grant (2026-2027) from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency and participated in the project as a co-investigator with Prof. Jeon, Department of Biotechnology at Yeungnam University. Congrats!

[2025.11.28]  Congratulations to Ji Yun Jeong on the acceptance of her paper, PEGylation overcomes pharmacological barriers to improve systemic pharmacokinetics and therapeutic efficacy of phages against MDR Escherichia coli., for publication in J. Microbiol. Biotechnol.

[2025.11.25] Prof. Hong received the 2025 Minister of Science and ICT Award for his outstanding contributions to laboratory safety. Congrats! 

[2025.10.10] Congratulations to Ritu Singhmar on the acceptance of her paper, Exploring exosomes in osteoarthritis: Biogenesis, functional roles, and recent hydrogel-based delivery strategies, for publication in Biomaterials Science.

[2025.04.01] Ritu Singhmar, Ph.D., joins HONG LAB as a Research Professor. We eagerly anticipate seeing your research abilities flourish with us. Welcome!

[2025.04.01] So Mi Jeong receives the research program (2025) funded by Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). Congrats!

[2025.03.01] So Mi Jeong and Seong Won Jeong  join HONG LAB for an integration of Master's and Ph.D. program. So Mi Jeong and Seong Won Jeong receive scholarships (granted for full semesters). Do Yeon Gim and Kyung Min Lee join HONG LAB for a Master's degree program. Welcome!

[2025.02.21] Congratulations to Hye Jeong Nam and Yu Jeong Kim on earning their Master's degrees in Biochemistry from Yeungnam University.

[2025.01.8] Congratulations to Chan Yeol Lee on the acceptance of his paper, Simultaneous and ultraspecfic optical detection of multiple miRNAs using a liquid flow-based microfluidic assay, for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 영남대 화학과 홍철암 교수, 세계적 학술지 논문 게재 | 영남대학교 사이버홍보실 

[2024.09.01] Prof. Hong is appointed as the Deputy Director of the Advanced Bio-industry Talent Development Bootcamp Project Group (2024-2028). Congrats!

[2024.10.14] HONG LAB is officially certified as an Excellent Laboratory for Safety Management (2024-2026) by the Korea government (Ministry of Science and ICT). Congrats on this third consecutive certification!

[2024.04.23] Congratulations to In Seop Yoon and Hye Jeong Nam on the acceptance of their paper, Y-shaped oligonucleotides: A promising platform for enhanced therapy with siRNA and CpG oligodeoxyribonucleotides, for publication in Biotechnololgy and Bioprocess Engineering.

[2024.02.22] Congratulations to In Seop Yoon and Chan Yeol Lee on earning their Master's degree in Chemistry at Yeungnam University.

[2023.04.01] Ha Eun Park receives the research program (2023) funded by Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). Congrats!

[2023.03.01] Ha Eun Park, Yu Jeong Kim, and Ah Rim Kim join HONG LAB for a Master's degree program. Hye Jeong Nam joined HONG LAB for an integration of Master's and Ph.D. program with Yeungnam University Scholarships (granted for full semesters). Welcome!

[2023.02.22] Congratulations to Yun Jin Lee on earning her Mater's degree in Biochemistry at Yeungnam University.

[2023.02.20] Congratulations to Yun Jin Lee and Ji Yun Jeong on the acceptance of their paper, Rapid and ultrasensitive miRNA detection by combining endonuclease reactions in a rolling circle amplification (RCA)-based hairpin DNA fluorescent assay, for publication in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

[2022.12.08] HONG LAB is officially certified as an Excellent Laboratory for Safety Management (2022-2024), and Ji Yun Jeong and Yun Jin Lee won the report writing competition for a preliminary risk analysis of hazardous factors by the Korea government (Ministry of Science and ICT). Congrats!

[2022.10.06] Congratulations to Ji Yoon Do and Ji Yun Jeong on the their paper, Self-assembled DNA dendrons as signal amplifiers in DNA probe-based chemiluminescent assay for enhanced colorimetric detection of short target cDNA, for publication in Analyst.

[2022.06.01] Prof. Hong receives the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant (2022-2025) funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT). Congrats!

[2022.05.01] Prof. Hong is appointed as a science advisor (2022) at Daegu Il Science High School and Gyeongsan Science High School, respectively. Congrats! 

[2022.04.01] Ji Yun Jeong receives the research program (2022) funded by Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). Congrats!

[2022.03.02] In Seop Yoon and Ji Yun Jeong join HONG LAB for a Master's degree and  Ph.D. program, respectively. Welcome!

[2022.03.01] Prof. Hong receives the research program (2022) funded by Daegu Science High School. Congrats! 

[2022.02.22] Congratulations to Ji Yoon Do and Ji Yun Jeong on earning their Master's degree in Biochemistry at Yeungnam University.

[2021.12.08] Congratulations to Ji Yun Jeong on the acceptance of her paper, Target DNA- and pH-responsive DNA hydrogel-based capillary assay, for publication in Microchimica Acta. 

[2021.05.24] Congratulations to Ji Yoon Do on the acceptance of her paper, Catalytic hairpin DNA assembly-based chemiluminescent assay, for publication in Talanta.

[2021.04.01] HongLAB company receives the Medi-Challenger Program (a follow-up study, 2021) funded by Gyeongsan City. Congrats!

[2021.03.02] Yun Jin Lee joins HONG LAB for a Master's degree program. Chan Yeol Lee joins HONG LAB for an integration of Master's and Doctor's degree program with Yeungnam University Scholarships (granted for full semesters). Welcome!

[2021.03.01] Prof. Hong receives the research program (2021) funded by Daegu Science High School. Congrats! 

[2021.02.01] Prof. Hong receives the research program (2021-2022) funded by Dongil Culture and Scholarship Foundation. Congrats!

[2020.12.15] Prof Hong's Team build an innovative startup company, HongLAB, to commercialize their technologies. Congrats!

[2020.10.12] HONG LAB is officially certified as an Excellent Laboratory for Safety Management (2020-2022) by the Korea government (Ministry of Science and ICT). Congrats!

[2020.05.01] Prof. Hong receives the Medi-Challenger Program (2020-2021) funded by Gyeongsan City. Congrats!

[2020.03.02] Ji Yoon Do and Ji Yun Jeong join HONG LAB for a Master's degree program. Welcome!

[2019.09.01] Prof. Hong receives the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant (2019-2022) funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT). Congrats!