CHUL-HWAN LEE, PHD

Principal Investigator

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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09/2020 – present      Associate Professor

                                        Seoul National University, College of Medicine

                                        Department of Pharmacology

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02/2018 – 08/2020     HHMI Research Specialist with Dr. Danny Reinberg

                                        NYU School of Medicine, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

02/2015 – 01/2018     HHMI Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Danny Reinberg

                                        NYU School of Medicine, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

04/2011– 01/2015       Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Bing Li 

                                        University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dept. of Molecular Biology

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EDUCATION

2005 – 2010                Ph.D. in Biological Sciences

                                     KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Advisor: Professor Yeonsoo Seo)

2001 – 2005                B.S. in Biological Sciences

                                     KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

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FELLOWSHIP

2014 American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

        “14POST20380595: The mechanism of H3K27me propagation mediated by PRC2”

2020 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Career Development Awards (Letter of Intent approved)

HONORS

 2019 ICKSMCB (International Conference: Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology) travel award

 KSMCB Awardee - 11th New York Korean Biologist (NYKB) Annual Conference

 Best Presentation Award (Oral) - Brain Korea 21 Department Symposium, KAIST (2011)

 KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) Scholarship, KAIST (2001-2005)

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