Current

Min Geun Jo, Intergrated M.S./Ph.D. course

(co-supervisor Prof. Wahn Soo Choi, School of Medicine, Konkuk Univ.)

2019. 03. - Present Integrated M.S./Ph.D. course in Medicine

• Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

2013. 03. - 2019.02. B.S. in Microbial Engineering 

• Department of Microbial Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

Publications with Prof. Kim

9. Choi, M.Y.*, Jo, M.G.*, Min, K.Y., Kim, B., Kim, Y., Choi, W.S.* Antimicrobial Peptide Pro10-1D Exhibits Anti-Allergic Activity: A Promising Therapeutic Candidate. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024 Nov 12;25(22):12138. doi: 10.3390/ijms252212138. 

8. Lee, D.*, Jo, M.G.*, Min, K.Y., Choi, M.Y., Kim, Y.M., Kim, H.S.*, Choi, W.S.* IL-10+ regulatory B cells mitigate atopic dermatitis by suppressing eosinophil activation. Scientific Reports. 2024 Aug 6; 14(1):18164. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-68660-9.

7. Min, K.Y.*, Kim, D.K.*, Jo, M.G., Choi, M.Y., Lee, D., Park, J.W., Park, Y.J., Chung, Y., Kim, Y.M., Park, Y.M., Kim, H.S.*, Choi, W.S.* IL-27-induced PD-L1highSca-1+ innate lymphoid cells suppress contact hypersensitivity in an IL-10-dependent manner. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 2024 Mar 1; 56(3):616-629. doi: 10.1038/s12276-024-01187-1. (IF 12.8 JCR 2022)

6. Lee, J.E., Choi, M.Y., Min, K.Y., Jo, M.G., Kim, Y.M., Kim, H.S., Choi, W.S. Drug repositioning of anti-microbial agent nifuratel to treat mast cell-mediated allergic responses. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 2023 Jan-Dec;37:3946320231202349. doi: 10.1177/03946320231202349.  

5. Kim, S.J.*, Choi, M.Y.*, Min, K.Y., Jo, M.G., Kim, J.M., Kim, H.S., Kim, Y.M. AT9283, 1-Cyclopropyl-3-(3-(5-(Morpholinomethyl)-1H-Benzo[d]Imidazole-2-yl)-1H-Pyrazol-4-yl) Urea, Inhibits Syk to Suppress Mast Cell-Mediated Allergic Response. Biomolecules & Therapeutics. 2022 Nov 1; 30(6):520-528. doi: 10.4062/biomolther.2022.042.  

4. Min, K.Y.*, Koo, J.*, Noh, G., Lee, G., Jo, M.G., Lee, J., Kang, M., Hyun, S.Y., Choi,W.S.*, Kim, H.S.* CD1dhiPD-L1hiCD27+ regulatory natural killer subset suppresses atopic dermatitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 2022 Jan 5;12: 752888. (IF 8.786 JCR 2021)

3. Min, K.Y., Lee, M.B., Hong, S.H., Lee, D., Jo, M.G., Lee, J., Choi, M.Y., You, J.S., Kim, Y.M., Park, Y.M., Kim, H.S.*, Choi, W.S.* Entinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, increases the population of IL-10+ regulatory B cells to suppress contact hypersensitivity. BMB Reports. 2021 Oct 31;54(10): 534-539. (IF 5.041 JCR 2021)

2. Lee, D., Park, Y.H., Lee, J.E., Kim, H.S., Min, K.Y., Jo, M.G., Kim, H.S., Choi, W.S., Kim, Y.M. Dasatinib Inhibits Lyn and Fyn Src-Family Kinases in Mast Cells to Suppress Type I Hypersensitivity in Mice. Biomolecules & Therapeutics. 2020 Sep 1;28(5):456-464. 

1. Park, Y.H.*, Kim, D.K.*, Kim, H.S.*, Lee, D., Lee, M.B., Min, K.Y., Jo, M.G., Lee, J.E., Kim, Y.M., Choi, W.S. WZ3146 inhibits mast cell Lyn and Fyn to reduce IgE-mediated allergic responses in vitro and in vivo. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2019 Nov 15;383: 114763. 

Juhyun Shin, Ph.D. course

2025. 03. - Present Ph.D. course in Health Sciences 

• Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Korea

2023. 03. - 2025. 02. M.S. in Health Sciences 

• Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Korea

2019. 03. - 2023. 02. B.S. in Biological Sciences 

• Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Science, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea

Publications with Prof. Kim

2. Park, J.W.*, Kang, M.*, Kim, G.*, Hyun, S.Y., Shin, J., Kim, S.Y., Lee, J.H., Choi, W.S., Lee, J.H., Lee, K., Kim, S.H., Cho, W.S.*, Kim, H.S.* The impact of atmospheric ultrafine particulate matter on IgE-mediated type 1 hypersensitivity reaction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2025 Feb 15;484:136705. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat. 2024.136705. (IF 12.2 JCR 2023) Epub 2024 Nov 29. 

1. Shin, J., Park, J.W., Kim, S.Y., Lee, J.H., Choi, W.S., Kim, H.S. Strategies for Overcoming Immune Evasion in Bladder Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024 Mar 7;25(6):3105. doi: 10.3390/ijms25063105. 

Yeonji Jeong, M.S. course

2024. 03. - Present M.S. course in Health Sciences 

• Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Korea

2019. 03. - 2024. 02. B.S. in Biological Sciences 

• Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Science, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea

Ayeong Choi, B.S. course

2025. 09. - present Undergraduate Researcher 

• Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea

2025. 03. - present B.S. course in Biomedical Sciences 

• Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Natural Science, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea