2001 The Ohio State University, Ph.D. in Biochemistry (Ohio State Biochemistry Program)
1994 Seoul National University, M.S. in Chemistry (Biochemistry Major)
1992 Seoul National University, B.S. in Chemistry

2017.09 - current: University of Seoul, Department of Life Science, Proferrsor
2012.09 - 2017.08: University of Seoul, Department of Life Science, Associate Proferrsor
2008.09 – 2012.08: University of Seoul, Department of Life Science, Assistant Proferrsor
2005.10 - 2008.08 Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University Research Associate
2001.10 - 2005.09 Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Lipocalin-2, Astrocyte, Ubiquitin, Protein degradation, Autophagy

[2023.08] B. K. Jung, Y. Park, B. Yoon, J. S. Bae, S. W. Han, J. E. Heo , D. E. Kim*, K. Y. Ryu*, Reduced secretion of LCN2 (lipocalin 2) from reactive astrocytes through autophagic and proteasomal regulation alleviates inflammatory stress and neuronal damage. Autophagy, 19(8), 2296–2317, 2023.
[2022.10] S. W. Han, K. Y. Ryu, Increased clearance of non-biodegradable polystyrene nanoplastics by exocytosis through inhibition of retrograde intracellular transport. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 439, 129576, 2022.
[2021.07] B. Han*, B. K. Jung*, S. H. Park, K. J. Song, M. A. Anwar, K. Y. Ryu#, K. P. Kim#, Polyubiquitin gene Ubb is required for upregulation of Piwi protein level during mouse testis development. Cell Death Discovery, 7, 194, 2021.