Professional Experience

2024-present

Post Doc., G-LAMP, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University

2022-2024

Post Doc., Microbial Resource Research Institute, Pusan National University

Education

2015-2022

Ph.D. in Microbiology, Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University

2011-2015

B.S. in Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University

Publications

2026

[11] Areum Lee and Hyeoncheol Francis Son*, Structural insights into reverse beta-oxidation for efficient biochemical production, BMB Reports, In press

2025

[10] Areum Lee, Nahyun Park, Chihong Song, Jaeho Cha, AmyA contributes to the glycogen synthesis in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius,  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 306, 141431 (2025) [Paper]

2024

[9] Keumok Moon, Seola Lee, Eunhye Jo, Areum Lee, Jaeho Cha, Biotransformation of Diterpenoids From Aralia continentalis Roots by the Genus Fusarium, Journal of Life Science, 34(4), 215-226 (2024) [Paper]

2022

[8] Areum Lee, Hyeju Jin, Jaeho Cha, Engineering of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius for Hemicellulosic Biomass Utilization, Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology, 32 (5), 663-671 (2022) [Paper]

[7] Keumok Moon, Hyun Su Park, Areum Lee, Jugyeong Min, Yunjung Park, Jaeho Cha, Synthesis of α-cichoriin using Deinococcus geothermalis amylosucrase and its antiproliferative effect, Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters, 50(2), 218-227 (2022) [Paper] 

2021

[6] Areum Lee, Eunji Bae, Jihee Park, Kyoung-Hwa Choi, Jaeho Cha, Identification of the Genes Related to the Glycogen Metabolism in Hyperthermophilic Archaeon, Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, Frontiers in microbiology, 12, 661053 (2021) [Paper]

[5] Eunhye Jo, Jihye Kim, Areum Lee, Keumok Moon, Jaeho Cha, Identification and characterization of a novel thermostable GDSL-type lipase from Geobacillus thermocatenulatus, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 31(3), 483 (2021) [Paper] 

2020

[4] Christina Stracke, Benjamin H Meyer, Anna Hagemann, Eunhye Jo, Areum Lee, Sonja-Verena Albers, Jaeho Cha, Christopher Bräsen, Bettina Siebers, Salt Stress Response of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius Involves Complex Trehalose Metabolism Utilizing a Novel Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase (TPS)/Trehalose-6-Phosphate Phosphatase (TPP) Pathway, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86 (24), e01565-20 (2020) [Paper]

2018

[3] Jungwook Park, Areum Lee, Hyun-Hee Lee, Inmyoung Park, Young-Su Seo, Jaeho Cha, Profiling of glucose-induced transcription in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639, Genes & Genomics, 40, 1157–1167 (2018) [Paper]

[2] Junho Lee, Areum Lee, Keumok Moon, Kyoung-Hwa Choi, Jaeho Cha*, Saci_1816: A Trehalase that Catalyzes Trehalose Degradation in the Thermoacidophilic Crenarchaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, Journal of Microbiololgy and Biotechnology, 28(6), 909-916 (2018) [Paper]

2017

[1] Areum Lee, Kyoung-Hwa Choi, Dahye Yoon, Suhkmann Kim, Jaeho Cha*, Characterization of a thermostable glycoside hydrolase family 36 α-galactosidase from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii,  Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 124(3), 289-295 (2017) [Paper]