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Education
2011, Post-doc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/JBEI
2010, Ph.D. Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (Germany)
2006, M.S. KAIST (Daejeon, Korea)
2004, B.S. Korea University (Seoul, Korea)
2023, University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Scholar
2011, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 박사후연구원
2010, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf 미생물학 박사 (율리히연구소)
2006, KAIST 생명화학공학과 석사
2004, 고려대학교 화공생명공학과 학사
Professional Experience
06.2015 – Present: Editorial Board Member in Microbiology, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
09.2012 – 08.2016: Adjunct Professor, Green School (Graduate School of Energy and Environment), Korea University, Seoul, South Korea 11.2011 – 08.2016: Senior Research Scientist, Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
11.2010 – 10.2011: Biologist Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA 94608
06.2015 – Present: Editorial Board Member in Microbiology, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
09.2012 – 08.2016: Adjunct Professor, Green School (Graduate School of Energy and Environment), Korea University, Seoul, South Korea 11.2011 – 08.2016: Senior Research Scientist, Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
11.2010 – 10.2011: Biologist Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA 94608
Awards
- Miewon Best Young Scientist, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Dae-gu, May 2 (2018)
- Unsung Hero Award (Best Research Performance award), Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, December 17 (2014)
- Young Investigator Poster Award, Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Award, Metabolic Engineering IX, Biarritz, France, June 6 (2012)
- Travel Award, The fifth International Conference of the Metabolomics Society, Edmonton, Canada, September (2009)
- Best Poster Award, Korean Society of Toxicology, Seoul, November (2006)
- CJ Bio Award, CJ Group- KiChE, Seoul, December (2004)
- 3M Honorable award, the certificate of achievement - Innovation at 3M, 3M Korea, Seoul, November (2003)
- Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers Scholarships, Korea University-KiChE, Seoul, March & September (2003)
- Best Honors Scholarships, Korea University, Seoul, September (2002)
Miewon Best Young Scientist, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Dae-gu, May 2 (2018)
Unsung Hero Award (Best Research Performance award), Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, December 17 (2014)
Young Investigator Poster Award, Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Award, Metabolic Engineering IX, Biarritz, France, June 6 (2012)
Travel Award, The fifth International Conference of the Metabolomics Society, Edmonton, Canada, September (2009)
Best Poster Award, Korean Society of Toxicology, Seoul, November (2006)
CJ Bio Award, CJ Group- KiChE, Seoul, December (2004)
3M Honorable award, the certificate of achievement - Innovation at 3M, 3M Korea, Seoul, November (2003)
Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers Scholarships, Korea University-KiChE, Seoul, March & September (2003)
Best Honors Scholarships, Korea University, Seoul, September (2002)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Architectures of emerging biofoundry platforms for synthetic biology
Heo, Y. B., Park, J. S. & Woo, H. M., Dec 2025, In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 96, 103379.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacterial biosynthesis of abietane-type diterpene ferruginol from glucose
Lee, H. J., Kim, C., Heo, Y. B., Kim, S. E. & Woo, H. M., Dec 2025, In: Microbial Cell Factories. 24, 1, 67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CRISPRi-assisted metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for photosynthetic hyaluronic acid from CO2
Son, J., Lee, H. J. & Woo, H. M., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Biological Engineering. 19, 1, 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Techno-economic assessment-guided biofoundry for microbial strain development
Heo, Y. B., Ko, S. C., Keasling, J. D. & Woo, H. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Trends in Biotechnology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CRISPR–dCas13a system for programmable small RNA and polycistronic mRNA repression in bacteria
Ko, S. C. & Woo, H. M., 11 Jan 2024, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 52, 1, p. 492-506 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sungkyunkwan University Introduces Economics into Biofoundry Operations, Accelerating Innovation in Biomanufacturing
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Speeding up the development of microbial cell factories with ‘RNA CRISPR scissors’
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Photosynthetic Production of α-farnesene from CO2 by Profs. Han Min WOO & Hyun Jeong LEE
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