Principal Investigator 

Degrees/Education

2000.3 - 2003.2      Ph.D.,   Seoul National University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology

2002.1 - 2003.2      Visiting Graduate Student, University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Graduate Studies

1998.3 - 2000.2      M.S.,     Seoul National University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology

1994.3 - 1998.2      B.S.,      Chungnam National University College of Pharmacy (Summa Cum Laude)

Professional Appointment

2008.03 – Present    Full, Associate, Assistant Professor, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology

2006.10 – 2008.02   Research Associate Scientist (Research Assistant Prof.), Yale University School of Medicine, Dept. of Therapeutic Radiology

2003.07 – 2006.09     Research post-doctoral fellow, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Dept. of Oncology Research

2003.03 – 2003.06     Research post-doctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dept. of Cancer Biology

2001.05                     Visiting scientist, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Biochemistry

Awards and Honors

2013.01.24              Blue Ribbon Lecture - Korean Society of Molecular and Cellular Biology

2012.06.26              L’OREAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science - Fellowship

2012                        경희대학교 연구 우수교수

Professional Membership

2017 - Present       Editorial Board of BMB Reports

2016 - Present       Editorial Board of The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology

Selected Publications

Kim JE, Chen J, Lou Z. DBC1 is a negative regulator of SIRT1. Nature 2008; 451(7178):583-586. 

Lim JH, Lee YM, Chun YS, Chen J, Kim JE* (co-corresponding), Park JW*. Sirtuin 1 modulates cellular responses to hypoxia by deacetylating hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha. Mol Cell 2010; 38(6):864-878. 

Kim W, Kim R, Park G, Park JW*, Kim JE*. The deficiency of H3K79 histone methyltransferase DOT1L inhibits cell proliferation. J Biol Chem 2012; 287(8):5588-5599. 

Ryu J, Kim JE*. CCAR2 controls mitotic progression through spatiotemporal regulation of Aurora B. Cell Death Dis. 2022;13(6):534. 

Ryu J, Lee SH, Kim S, Jeong JW, Kim KS, Nam S, Kim JE*. Urban dust particles disrupt mitotic progression by dysregulating Aurora kinase B-related functions. J Hazard Mater. 2023