Principal Investigator
Jeong Ho Lee
M.D., Ph.D. · Professor
Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Principal Investigator, Translational Neurogenetics Laboratory
- Director, Center for Brain Somatic Mutations
- Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, SoVarGen
+82-42-350-0721 · jhlee4246@kaist.ac.kr
Education
2003-2009Yonsei University College of Medicine, Ph.D.
1997-2003Yonsei University College of Medicine, M.D.
Professional Career
2023-PresentProfessor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST
2019-PresentDirector, Center for Brain Somatic Mutations
2018-PresentCo-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, SoVarGen
2017-2023Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST
2012-2017Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST
2009-2012Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, UC San Diego/HHMI
2005-2009Technical Research Personnel, Department of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
2003-2009Teaching Assistant, Department of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
2002Visiting Medical Student for Clinical and Research Clerkship, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
License and Certification
2008ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) Certification
2003Korean Medical License
Awards and Honors
20268th Yonsei Jorakgyo Medical Award, Severance Hospital
2024Full Member, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
202016th Kyung-Ahm Prize in Life Sciences, Kyung-Ahm Education & Culture Foundation
2020Early-Career Scientist Award of the 2020 Innovators in Science Award in Rare Diseases, The New York Academy of Sciences
2019Korea's Top 100 National R&D Achievements, Ministry of Science and ICT
2018KAISTian of the Year, KAIST
2017Suh Kyungbae Foundation (SUHF) Investigator Award
2017Founding Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST)
201626th Bunsch Medical Award (Young Investigator, Basic Science), Korean Academy of Medical Sciences & Boehringer Ingelheim Korea
2016KAIST's Top 10 Research Accomplishments of 2015
2015Pediatric Epilepsies Award, CURE (Citizens United for Research on Epilepsy), USA
2013Leading Scientist, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
20136th Asan Award in Medicine (Young Investigator), Asan Foundation
2012Ewon Assistant Professor, KAIST
2010Daland Fellowship in Clinical Investigation, American Philosophical Society
2010Trainee Research Semifinalist Award, American Society for Human Genetics
2009Research Award for Basic Medical Science, Korean Medical Association
2009Academic Award for Highest Achievement, the Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Yonsei University
2002Noyeop Culture Foundation Scholarship
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Jeong-Wook GhimPh.D.
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Keon Woo KimM.D. Ph.D.
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Eunhye HongPh.D.
Graduate Students
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Chanho ChoiPh.D. student
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Hyunyoung JungPh.D. student
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Yeri KwonPh.D. student
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Yongjin AhnM.D.
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Jiehoon KwakM.D.
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HyunJin ChoiPh.D. student
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Yelin SongPh.D. student
Research Staffs
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Sora Oh
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Eunhye Shin
Alumni
- Seungyoon Yu Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
- Jung Won Park M.D. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
- Saehoon Jung M.D. Ph.D.
- Benjamin A. Thompson M.S.
- Jintae Kim M.D. Ph. D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hanyang University College of Medicine
- Se Yeon Kim Ph.D. SoVarGen
- Ara Ko M.D. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Severance Hospital
- Hyun Jung Kim M.D. Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine
- Do Hyeon Cha M.D. M.S.
- Hyunjin Kim M.D. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center
- Sang Min Park Ph.D. Head of Discovery Center, SoVarGen
- Hun-mu Yang D.D.S. Ph.D. (Visiting fellow) Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine
- Ja Hye Kim M.D. Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center
- Myeong Heui Kim Ph.D. SoVarGen
- Jae Won Jang M.D. Ph.D. (Visiting fellow) Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chungnam National University Hospital
- Ye Eun Kang M.D. (Visiting fellow) Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital
- Nam Suk Sim M.D. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Severance Hospital
- Jeong Eun Lee M.D. Ph.D. (Visiting fellow) Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital
- Hee Jin Jang Ph.D.
- Il Bin Kim M.D. Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry, CHA Gangnam Medical Center
- Jun Sung Park Ph.D. Wellcome Sanger Institute
- Hyun Yong Koh M.D. Ph.D. Research Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital
- Joo Ho Lee M.D. Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital
- Jae Seok Lim D.D.S. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, Chungbuk National University Hospital