People
Principal Investigator
V. Narry Kim
Finding out how RNA regulates genes, and turning it into new molecular tools
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Members
Youngjoon Pyo
Graduate Student
Studying how pH reshapes RNA–protein interactions
Youngran Park
Postdoctoral Fellow
Understanding exogenous RNA: from viruses to therapeutics
Hyojin Park
Administrative Officer
Jihye Yang
Lab Operations Manager
Supporting research and keeping the lab running
Eunju Shim
Administrative Officer
Myeonghwan Kim
Postdoctoral Fellow
Shadowing the cell’s patrol for foreign RNA
Seong-In Hyun
Postdoctoral Fellow
Studying RNA alarms in cells, and mRNAs built to last
Dongbin Lim
Graduate Student
Finding RNA elements that make mRNAs last and work harder
Yeonwoo Park
Postdoctoral Fellow
Following a molecular handshake through 460 million years
Hyejun Kim
Graduate Student
Turning sequencing data into stories about RNA
Jieun Lee
Research Assistant
Helping mRNA medicines last longer in cells
Seongjae Ken Kim
Graduate Student
Mining for negative regulators of mRNA stability
Hyemin Choi
Graduate Student
Catching viruses as they tailor their poly(A) tails
Junyoung Park
Graduate Student
Catching ERH as it helps the Microprocessor make microRNAs
Mijoo Sung
Head of Administration Office
Chemin Lee
Graduate Student
Hunting viral RNA elements that keep mRNAs stable and busy
Daniel Lee
Graduate Student
Exploring how the functions of RNA elements are shaped by proteins
Yeekyung Moon
Graduate Student
Investigating 3′ UTR-mediated mRNA stability
Eunji Kim
Research Technician
Sunghan Lee
Graduate Student
Profiling the 3′ UTR landscape
Minseok Jeong
Graduate Student
Studying the chemistry between RNA and proteins
Da-Eun Choi
Research Technician
Combing viral genomes for regulatory RNA elements
Sunyoung Bang
Research Technician
Getting the lab whatever it needs, often before it asks
Former members
Yejin Moon
Research assistant, 2025–2026
Seojin Lee
M.S. student, 2024–2026
Doil Yoon
Ph.D. student, 2020–2025
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Korea Virus Research Institute
Jenny Seo
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2019–2025
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Weingarten lab
Harim Jang
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2018–2025
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Yale Pyle lab
Soomin Son
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2017–2025
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Beisel lab (Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering)
Soyeon Koo
Postdoc, 2023–2024
Now SNU College of Medicine Department of Neurology
Buyeon Um
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2017–2024
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Hani Goodarzi lab (Arc Institute/UCSF)
Young-Yoon Lee
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2017–2024
Now Postdoctoral fellow at ETH Zürich (Jacob Corn lab)
Jong Woo Bae
Ph.D. student, 2018–2024
Now Senior Scientist at Samsung Biologics
Dongwan Kim
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2015–2024
Now Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hiro Nakauchi lab
Yeon Choi
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2013–2023
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Seungchan Baek
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2015–2023
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Pardis Sabeti lab
Jae Ho Paek
Ph.D. student, 2019–2022
Ahyeon Son
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2015–2022
Haedong Kim
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2014–2022
Now Postdoctoral fellow at University of Washington Shendure lab
Postdoc, 2016–2022
Now Assistant Professor at Dept. of Life Sciences, Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea
Kijun Kim
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2013–2021
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Delft University of Technology Joo lab
Sungyul Lee
Postdoc, 2015–2021
Now Principal Scientist at Samsung Biologics
Hyerim Yi
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2012–2021
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Stanford Medicine Howard Y. Chang lab
Postdoc, 2015–2020
Now Assistant Professor at Dept. of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
Kyungmin Baeg
Postdoc, 2017–2020
Sha Yu
Postdoc, 2018–2020
Now Editor, Cell Reports Medicine
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2006–2020
Now Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong (Chul Kwon lab)
Yongkuk Choi
Ph.D. student, 2016–2020
Now The Catholic University of Korea (CUK)
Yoonseok Jung
Postdoc, 2017–2020
Now Bain & Company
Joha Park
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2012–2019
Now Postdoctoral fellow, MIT (Kwanghun Chung lab)
Jinah Yeo
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2010–2019
Now Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
Carolien Bastiaanssen
Research assistant, 2018–2019
Now Ph.D. student in the Chirlmin Joo lab
Boseon Kim
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2011–2019
Now Postdoctoral fellow at Kathrin Plath’s lab in UCLA, USA
Ph.D. student, postdoc, assistant research professor, 2009–2018
Now Assistant Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea
Postdoc, 2010–2017
Now Associate Professor at Institute of Medi-Bio Science, Soonchunhyang University
Ahyoung Cho
Technician, 2009–2017
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2009–2017
Now Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2011–2017
Now Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
Postdoc, 2012–2016
Now Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
Sunju Lee
Administrative assistant, 2007–2016
Kwontae You
Postdoc, 2010–2016
Now Scientist, GSK, USA
Postdoc, 2011–2015
Now Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2008–2015
Now Associate Professor at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2004–2014
Now Associate Professor at Dept. of Biochemistry, Chonnam National University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
Jiyoung Kim
Lab manager, 2012–2014
Now Lab manager at Center for Genome Engineering, Institute for Basic Science
Yun Cheng Chang
Technician, 2010–2013
JungHyun Lee
Postdoc, 2007–2012
Now Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Inha Heo
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2005–2012
Now Janssen Pharmaceutica, Belgium
Sabina Sung-yeon Park
Ph.D. student, 2006–2011
Now Car racer in Team 365-ONE
Kay Kyu-hyeon Yeom
Ph.D. student, 2004–2011
Now Scientist, Beam Therapeutics, USA
Mi-Jeong Yoon
Postdoc, 2008–2010
David Jee
Research assistant, 2009–2010
Now Graduate student at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NY, USA
Ph.D. student, postdoc, 2003–2009
Now Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST
Undergraduate, research assistant, 2006–2009
Now Senior Director at Simon-Kucher & Partners
Walton D. Jones
Visiting scholar, 2008
Now Professor at KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
Mi Ra Suh
Postdoc, 2004–2005
Now Administrative manager at College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Minju Kim
Undergraduate, research assistant, 2004
Now Judge at the Daejeon District Court