Current Members
2025 - present Ph. D. student in UST (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
2024 - 2025.02 석사후연구원, KRICT (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
Publications
Jo, M. J., and Nam, H. J. (2025) Protocol to Screen Chemicals to Enhance Homology-Directed Repair in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing., Star Protocols 6, 103896, September 19, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2025.103896
Choi, M., Kim, A.-K., Ham, Y., Lee, J.-Y., Kim, D., Yang, A., Jo, M. J., Yoon, E., Heo, J.-N., Han, S.-B., Ki, M.-H., Lee, K.-S., & Cho, S. (2021) Aristolactam BIII, a naturally derived DYRK1A inhibitor, rescues Down syndrome-related phenotypes. Phytomedicine 92, 153695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153695
Ham, Y., Cho, N.-C., Kim, D., Kim, J.-H., Jo, M. J., Jeong, M. S., Pak, B.-Y., Lee, S., Lee, M.-K., Chi, S.-W., Kim, T.-D., Jeong, N. C., & Cho, S. (2023) The SpACE-CCM: A facile and versatile cell culture medium-based biosensor for detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike-ACE2 interaction. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 227 (19), 115169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2023.115169
Patents
10-2023-0068278 (applied)
E.mail: mjjo@krict.re.kr
2025.09 - present M.S. student in UST (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
2025.03 - 2025.08 인턴연구원 (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
2025.01 - 2025.02 겨울방학 UST 인턴 (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
E.mail: pekyoo@krict.re.kr
2025.09 - present 석사후연구원, KRICT (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
Publications
Yu, J. S., Hwang, M. A., Won, M., Im, J. Y., Kweon, D. H., Park, Y. G., and Kim, B. K. (2025) VHL-Mediated SYT11 Degradation Suppresses Gastric Cancer Cell Growth and Invasion Through Downregulation of SPINK1. Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 29(13), e70658. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.70658
E.mail: yujisu03@krict.re.kr
Former Members
2022 - 2023 석사인턴연구원, KRICT (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
2020 - 2022 M.S. student in Hanyang University (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam, Co-Advisor: Sangsu Bae)
2019 - 2020 인턴연구원 (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
Publications
Jang, J. W., Kim, M. J., Cho, C. S., Han, J. H., Bae, S., Jeon, H., Jo, D.H., and Nam, H. J. (2025) Optimizing HDAC inhibitors to Enhance HDR-associated CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Efficiency In Vivo and In Vitro. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42971
Hong, H.†, Jun, Y.†, Yoon, S.-B., Park, S., Lee, J., Jang, J.W., Nam, H.J.* and Cho, H.* (2024) Manufacturing Uniform Cerebral Organoids for Neurological Disease Modeling and Drug Evaluation., Biomaterials Research, doi: 10.34133/bmr.0104
Nam, H.J., Kim, Y.E., Moon, B.-S., Kim, H.Y., Jung, D., Choi, S., Jang, J.W., Nam, D.-H., and Cho, H. (2021) Azathioprine antagonizes aberrantly elevated lipid metabolism and induces apoptosis in glioblastoma. iScience 24, 102238, doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102238
Go, A.*, Jang, J.W.*, Lee, W., Ha, J.D., Kim, H.J.*, Nam, H.J.* (2020) Augmentation of the antitumor effects of PARP inhibitors in triple negative breast cancer via degradation by hydrophobic tagging modulation. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 204 (*Co-first)
Patents
10-2022-0180045 (applied)
10-2022-0149895 (applied)
10-2024-0032659 (applied)
연구원 (2023- 현재, 아바타테라퓨틱스)
2023.03 - 2025.08 M.S. student in UST (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
Publications
Jang, J. W., Kim, M. J., Cho, C. S., Han, J. H., Bae, S., Jeon, H., Jo, D.H., and Nam, H. J. (2025) Optimizing HDAC inhibitors to enhance HDR-associated CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing efficiency in vivo and in vitro. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42971
Nam, H. J., Han, J. H., Yu, J., Cho, C. S., Kim, D., Kim, Y. E., Kim, M. J., Jo, D. H., and Bae, S. (2025) Autophagy induction enhances homologous recombination-associated CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing., Nucleic Acids Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf258
2024.08 - 2025.08 석사후연구원, KRICT (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
Publications
Lee, Y., Nam, K., Kim, Y. M., Yang, K., Kim, Y., Oh, J. W., & Roh, Y. H.(2024), Functional polymeric DNA nanostructure-decorated cellulose nanocrystals for targeted and stimuli-responsive drug delivery., Carbohydrate Polymers, 340, 122270
Yang, K., Han, H. S., An, S. H., Park, K. H., Nam, K., Hwang, S., Lee, Y., Cho, S. Y., Kim, T., Choe, D., Kim, S. W., Yu, W., Lee, H., Park, J., Choi, K. Y., and Roh, Y. H.(2024), Mucoadhesive chitosan microcapsules for controlled gastrointestinal delivery and oral bioavailability enhancement of low molecular weight peptide. Journal of Controlled Release, 365, 422-434
Kim, Y. M., Lee, K., Lee, Y., Yang, K., Choe, D., and Roh, Y. H.(2022), Thermoresponsive semi-interpenetrating gelatinalginate networks for encapsulation and controlled release of scent molecules. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 208, 1096-1105
박사과정생 (현재 - , 도쿄대학교)
2020 - 2022 석사인턴연구원, KRICT (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
Publications
Nam, H.J., Kim, Y.E., Moon, B.-S., Kim, H.Y., Jung, D., Choi, S., Jang, J.W., Nam, D.-H., and Cho, H. (2021) Azathioprine antagonizes aberrantly elevated lipid metabolism and induces apoptosis in glioblastoma. iScience 24, 102238, doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102238
2022.09 - 2023.05 인턴연구원, KRICT (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)
2024.03 - 2024.08 M.S. student in UST (Advisor: Hye Jin Nam)