"My research is all about big data" to address basic science questions that inform on human diseases and ultimately diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications in personalized medicine.
Education
PhD, Columbia University, New York
MS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
BS, Korea University, Seoul
Experience
Affiliate Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 2021 ~ Present
Senior Research Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, 2016 ~ 2021
Research Faculty, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 ~ 2016
Postdoc Fellow, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 ~ 2015
Research Assistant, Columbia University, 2006 ~ 2010
Research Intern, Philips Research North America, 2009
Telecommunication System Engineer, LG Electronics Inc., 2000 ~ 2002
Journal Articles
(2023)
Extrachromosomal DNA in the cancerous transformation of Barrett's oesophagus.
NATURE.
616,
7958
(2022)
Glioma progression is shaped by genetic evolution and microenvironment interactions.
CELL.
185,
12
(2021)
Live-Cell Imaging Shows Uneven Segregation of Extrachromosomal DNA Elements and Transcriptionally Active Extrachromosomal DNA Hubs in Cancer.
CANCER DISCOVERY.
12,
2
(2021)
Single-cell multimodal glioma analyses identify epigenetic regulators of cellular plasticity and environmental stress response.
NATURE GENETICS.
53,
10
(2021)
Oncogenic extrachromosomal DNA functions as mobile enhancers to globally amplify chromosomal transcription.
CANCER CELL.
39,
5
Honors / Awards
Caroline Ross Endowed Fellowship Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015
Odyssey Fellowship Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012‐2014
