Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee is a graduate student interested in how regulatory RNA elements shape RNA fate through interactions with RNA-binding proteins. He studies the molecular basis of these interactions using biochemical approaches and cell-based experiments, with a particular interest in RNA stability and post-transcriptional regulation.

Daniel also contributed to a 2026 Nature study, conducted in collaboration with structural biologists, that revealed the structural basis for chaperone-guided assembly of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC).

Education

• 2024–present M.S./Ph.D. Student, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University
• 2022–2024 B.S. in Life Sciences, Korea University
• 2017–2019 Undergraduate Studies in Biology, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

Publications with our lab

• Structural basis for chaperone-guided assembly of RNA-induced silencing complex
  Y.-Y. Lee¹, M. Jeong¹, H. Lee¹, D. Lee, J. Lee, J. Park, V. N. Kim^{✉︎ (corresponding author)}, and S.-H. Roh^{✉︎ (corresponding author)}
  Nature (2026), 655(8125):1339-1348