Jin Won Cho 조진원 (Korea)
Professor, Dept. of Integrated OMICS for Biomedical Science
Yonsei University
E-mail: chojw311@yonsei.ac.kr
Homepage: http://www.yonsei-glyco.org/index.php
Major: Glycobiology (O-GlcNAc Biology)
Education
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BS (82) Dept. of Biology, Yonsei University
MS (84) Graduate School, Yonsei University (major: Microbiology)
Ph.D. (93) Graduate School. University of California, Davis (major: Glycobiology)
Post-doctoral. State University of New York, Stony Brook (93-96)
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Professor, Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University University (96-present)
Professor, Department of Integrated OMICS for Biomedical Science, Yonsei University (09-present)
Chairman, Department of Biology, Yonsei University (05-07)
Dean, Division of Biological Science, Yonsei University (05-07)
General Secretary, Korean Society of Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB) (06)
Chairman, Committee of Academic Award, KSMCB (08-09)
Chairman, Committee of Education, KSMCB (10~present)
President of Korean Society for Glycoscience (KSG) (present)
National representative, International Glycoconjugates Organization (present)
Steering Committee member, Asian Communication for Glycobiology and Glycotechnology (present)
Chairman, Organizing committee for 2017 International Symposium on Glycoconjugates, KSG (presnet)
Chairman, Department of Integrated OMICS for Biomedical Science, Yonsei University (present)
Positions and Activities
Awards
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Yonsei Academic Award (07)
50 Excellent research outcome, KOSEF (07)
Life Science Award, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (11)
Research Area
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O-GlcNAc Biology
Publications (selected)
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Hong-Kyung Kim, Jeong-Gu Kang, Shigehiko Yumura, Charles J. Walsh, Jin Won Cho, and Joo Hun Lee (2005)
De novo Formation of Basal bodies in Naegleria gruberi: Regulation by Phosphorylation. J Cell Biol 169:719724.
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Won Ho Yang, Ji Eun Kim, Hyung Wook Nam, Jung Won Ju, Hoe Suk Kim, Yu Sam Kim, and Jin Won Cho
(2006) Modification of p53 with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine regulates p53 activity and stability. Nature
Cell Biology 8: 1073-1084.
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Won Ho Yang, Sang Yoon Park, Hyung Wook Nam, Do Hyun Kim, Jeong Gu Kang, Eun Seok Kang, Yu Sam
Kim, Hyun Chul Lee, Kwan Soo Kim, and Jin Won Cho (2008) NFκB activation is associated with its OGlcNAcylation state under hyperglycemic conditions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:17345-17350.
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Jeong Gu Kang, Sang Yoon Park, Suena Ji, Insook Jang, Sujin Park, Hyun Sil Kim, Sung-Min Kim, Jong In Yook,
Yong-Il Park, Jurgen Roth, and Jin Won Cho (2009) O-GlcNAc Protein Modification in Cancer Cells Increases
in Response to Glucose Deprivation through Glycogen Degradation. J. Biol. Chem, 284:34777-34784.
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Sang Yoon Park, Hyun Sil Kim, Nam Hee Kim, Suena Ji, So Young Cha, Jeong Gu Kang, Ichiro Ota, Keiji
Shimada, Noboru Konishi, Hyung Wook Nam, Soon Won Hong, Won Ho Yang, Jürgen Roth, Jong In Yook, Jin
Won Cho (2010) Snail1 is stabilized by O-GlcNAc modification in hyperglycemic condition. EMBO J 29, 37873796.
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Sujin Park, Si-Hyoung Park, Ju Yuel Baek, Kwan Soo Kim, Jürgen Roth, Jin Won Cho and Kwang-Min Choe
(2011) Protein O-GlcNAcylation regulates Drosophila growth through the insulin signaling pathway. Cell Mol
Life Sci 68:3377-3384.
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Eun Young Kim, Eun-Hee Jeong, Soo Jin Park, Hyun-Jeong Jeong, Isaac Edery, and Jin Won Cho (2012) A role
for O-GlcNAcylation in setting circadian clock speed. Genes & Dev 26:490-502.