– The Secret of the 14-Da Difference in Life Science –
A single methyl group adds only 14 Da to the mass of a protein. Yet this seemingly negligible change can profoundly reshape protein function, cellular homeostasis, and ultimately the fate of living systems. Our laboratory investigates the molecular logic underlying intracellular signaling networks and gene regulation through the lens of epigenetics, with a particular focus on protein arginine methylation. By uncovering how subtle molecular modifications orchestrate complex biological processes, we aim to reveal fundamental principles of life and translate these discoveries into first-in-class therapeutics. We believe that transformative discoveries often begin with the smallest molecular changes. Join us as we uncover the secrets hidden within this 14-Da difference and push the frontiers of science together.
2026.07.14 🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Yena Cho, on Your New Faculty Position at Dankook University College of Pharmacy!
2026.03.31 Congratulations to Yoonae and Yena on the acceptance of "PRMT story" in J Biomed Sci (IF 12.1)
2026.03.01 DY Park has been admitted to the master's program in the graduate school
2026.02.20 Congratulations, Dr. Yena Cho, on your PhD degree!
2026.02.20 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of your 12th paper "H3R17me2a story" in Advanced Science (IF 14.1)
2026.01.21 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of your 11th paper "CARM1-IDH2 story" in Cell Death & Disease (IF 9.6)
2025.12.08 SE Park, started her Internship
2025.12.03 Yena has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation
2025.11.28 Professor Yong Kee Kim has been elected as a Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
2025.11.07 Congratulations! Yena, honored with the Next-Generation Pharmacologist Award at the 77th Fall Annual Meeting of the KSP 2025
2025.10.23 Congratulations! Yena and Seo Hui were honored with the Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA) and the Oral Presentation Award, respectively, at the 2025 Fall International Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea.
2025.10.21 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of her 10th paper in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (IF 12.9)
2025.10.18 Congratulations! Yena Cho Honored with a “Triple Crown”
2025.10.03 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of "CARM1i story" in Molecular Medicine (IF 6.4)
2025.09.12 Congratulations! Yena Honored with the Moon Sook Saebyul Award
2025.09.01 Dr SK Choi has joined our lab as a postdoctoral researcher. Welcome!
2025.09.01 YG Woo has been admitted to the master's program in the graduate school
2025.08.27 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of "CARM1-PI3KC2α story 2" in Cell Communication and Signaling (IF 8.9)
2025.08.11 DY Park, started her Internship
2025.08.07 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of her 7th paper in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (IF 12.9)
2025.03.01 SH Park has been admitted to the master's program in graduate school
2025.02.26 Being awarded Research Grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2025-00563180; 1,000,000,000 KRW for 5 Years)
2025.02.23 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of "CARM1-PI3KC2α story" in Cell Communication and Signaling (IF 8.2)
2025.02.14 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of her fifth paper "CARM1-CDK1 story" in Cell Death & Disease (IF 8.1)
2025.02.11 Y Cho was awarded for an excellent research paper at 2024 MRC Winter Workshop
2025.01.02 SH Park (0102), YG Woo (0109), NY Kim (0113), started their Internships
2024.10.24 Korea-EU Research Center: External Stimulus Responsible Gene Therapy Research Center (GTRC) (2024.11.01 ~ 2026.12.31)
2024.09.04 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of "CARM1-DRP1 story 2" in Redox Biology (IF 10.7)
2024.07.01 Y Cho was awarded for an excellent presentation at the 2024 Pharmacology Summer Symposium in Sokcho
2024.06.24 Congratulations to Yena on being awarded the 2024 PhD Candidate Fellowship from the NRF
2024.05.24 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of "CARM1-DRP1 story" in Redox Biology (IF 11.4)
2024.03.04 YA Jeong, started her Internship
2024.01.29 SW Hyeon, admitted to MSc course
2023.07.31 Congratulations to Yena on the acceptance of "#5 story" in Free Radic Biol Med (IF 7.4)
2023.07.28 JY Yang, started Internship
2023.04.20 Congratulations to Yena on being awarded the 2023 PSK Outstanding Poster Presentation
2023.02.24 Congratulations to Ahyeon Jeong on receiving her MS degree
2022.12.19 YW Na and S Kwon, started Internships
2022.10.13 A Jeong, IJMS -accept: PRMT7 story
2022.08.01 SJ Choi, under APPE program
2022.06.27 MK Cho and JY Han, started Internships
2022.05.30 MRC: Muscle Physiome Research Center (2022.6.01 ~ 2029.05.31)
2022.03.01 YS Kim and Y Cho, enrolled in MSc course
2021.12.27 YH Kim, MK Cho, JH Lee, started Internships
2021.07.05 HJ Kwon, YH Kim, started Internships
2021.06.14 Y Hong, under APPE program
2021.05.10 M Park, JW Hwang, Sci Rep-accept
2021.03.08 JW Hwang, EMM-accept
2021.03.01 Research Grant: NRF-2021R1A2C2013613
2021.02.15 A Jeong, enrolled in MSc course
2021.01.04 SM Kim, SJ Hong, started Internships
2020.08.27 Lab Renovation
2020.07.16 Congratulations! JW Hwang, Commun Biol- accept
2020.07.06 YI Kim, started an Internship
2020.06.02 Congratulations! Y Cho, FONC- publish
2020.02.25 Congratulations! M Park, received MS degree
2020.01.30 Nat Commun- publish
2020.01.02 Y Cho, started an Internship