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1997 …2024

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Education

1995 Michigan State University, Ph.D. in Zoology
1989 Hanyang University, M.S. in Genetic Engineering
1986 Seoul National University, B.S. in Agricultural Chemistry

Professional Experience

2021.03 - 2023.02 University of Seoul. School of Natural Sciences, Dean
2010.10 - Present University of Seoul. Dept. of Life Science. Professor
2005.10 - 2010.09 University of Seoul. Dept. of Life Science. Associate Professor
2001.09 - 2005.09 University of Seoul. Dept. of Life Science. Assistant Professor
2001.01 - 2001.08 Catholic University Research Professor
1997.03 - 2000.12 Columbia University (New York) Associate Researcher
1995.11 - 1997.02 SUNY at Stony Brook Post-doc

Research Interests

Wnt and Hippo signaling, Mechanisms of cancers and Alzheimer's disease

Major Research Achievements

[2022.08] Tan A, Prasad R, Lee C, and Jho EH*. Past, Present, and Future Perspectives of Transcription Factor EB (TFEB): Mechanisms of regulation and association in disease. Cell Death Differ. 29(8):1433-1449.
[2021.09] Kim S, Song G, Lee T, Kim M, Kwon H, Kim J, Jeong W, Lee U, Na C, Kang S, Kim W, Seong J, and Jho EH*. PARsylated transcription factor EB (TFEB) regulates the expression of a subset of Wnt target genes by forming a complex with β-catenin-TCF/LEF1. Cell Death Differ. 28(9):2555-2570.
[2020.09] Jeong W, Kim S, Lee U, Zhong ZA, Savitsky M, Kwon H, Kim J, Lee T, Cho JW, Williams BO, Katanaev VL, Jho EH*. LDL receptor-related protein LRP6 senses the level of nutrient and regulates Hippo signaling. EMBO Reports 21(9):e50103
- A commentary for this work was presented in “News & Views” in EMBO reports.
- This work has been recommended in Faculty Opinions.
[2020.06] Kim J, Kwon H, Shin YK, Song G, Lee T, Kim Y, Jeong W, Lee U, Zhang X, Nam G, Jeung HC, Kim W, Jho EH*. MAML1/2 promote YAP/TAZ nuclear localization to enhance tumorigenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 117(24):13529-13540.
[2020.05] Kim Y, Kim W, Song Y, Kim JR, Cho K, Moon H, Ro SW, Seo E, Ryu YM, Myung SJ, Jho EH*. Deubiquitinase YOD1 potentiates YAP/TAZ activities through enhancing ITCH stability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 114:4691-4696.
● Highlighted in Hepatic cell news – April 21, 2017


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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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