Jiyeon Han
Jiyeon Han, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Chemistry
University of Seoul
Email: jiyeonhan@uos.ac.kr
Education and Appointment
2022.9. ~ present Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Seoul
2022.3. ~ 2022.8. Postdoctoral Scholar, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Advisor: Professor Mi Hee Lim2018.3. ~ 2022.2. Ph.D., Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Advisor: Professor Mi Hee Lim2016.9. ~ 2018.2. M.S., Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Advisor: Professor Mi Hee Lim2012.3. ~ 2016.8. B.S., Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Honors & Awards, & Scholarships
2022 The Best Ph.D. Thesis Award [Link] [Link], the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) & S-Oil
2022 Future Talent Award [Link] [Link], the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
2022 The Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, the Korean Chemical Society (KCS) [Link]
2020 Excellent Oral Presentation Award, the IBS-KAIST CCHF Virtual Workshop
2019 Poster Prize & Flash Presentation [Link], the International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Switzerland
2019 ~ 2022 Global Ph.D. Fellowship (GPF), the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
2019 The Best Oral Presentation Award, the KAIST School of Molecular Science BK21 Workshop
2018 ~ 2022 National Scholarship, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
2016 ~ 2018 National Scholarship, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
2017 Ulsan City Mayor's Award / Summa Cum Laude [Link] [Link]
2012 ~ 2016 National Scholarship, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Representative Publications
J. Han, J. Yoon, J. Shin, E. Nam, T. Qian, Y. Li, K. Park,* S.-H. Lee,* M. H. Lim* Nat. Chem. 2022, 14, 1021–1030.
“Conformational and Functional Changes of the Native Neuropeptide Somatostatin Occur in the Presence of Copper and Amyloid-β”J. Han, Z. Du, M. H. Lim* Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 3930–3940.
“Mechanistic Insight into the Design of Chemical Tools to Control Multiple Pathogenic Features in Alzheimer’s Disease”J. Han, H. J. Lee, K. Y. Kim, G. Nam, J. Chae, M. H. Lim* Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2020, 117, 5160–5167.
“Mechanistic Approaches for Chemically Modifying the Coordination Sphere of Copper–Amyloid-β Complexes”Y. Yi,† J. Han,† M. H. Park, N. Park, E. Nam, H. K. Jin,* J. Bae,* M. H. Lim* Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 5847–5850. (†Co-first authorship)
“Tunable Regulatory Activities of 1,10-Phenanthroline Derivatives towards Acid Sphingomyelinase and Zn(II)–Amyloid-β”J. Han, H. J. Lee, K. Y. Kim, S. J. C. Lee, J.-M. Suh, J. Cho, J. Chae,* M. H. Lim* ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2018, 9, 800–808.
“Tuning Structures and Properties for Developing Novel Chemical Tools towards Distinct Pathogenic Elements in Alzheimer’s Disease”E. Nam,† J. Han,† J.-M. Suh, Y. Yi, M. H. Lim* Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2018, 43, 8–14. (†Co-first authorship)
“Link of Impaired Metal Ion Homeostasis to Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurons”