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Biography

Jae-Won Huh was born in 1976 . He received his BS in Biology ) Pusan National University, South Korea in 2002; and his MS in Biology at Pusan National University, South Korea 2004. He completed his Ph.D. in Biology from Pusan National University, South Korea in 2007. From 1998 to 1999, He became associate professor in 2012 in University of Science & Technology (UST), and at present he is working as senior researcher at National Primate Research Center (NPRC), KRIBB. Korea.

Research Interest

Comparative gene analysis between human and chimpanzee

Gene domestication mechanism of retroelements (LINEs, SINEs, HERVs) during the primate evolution

Evolutionary conservation of LTR-derived promoter elements.

Relationship between the primate evolution and retroelements.

Evolutionary mechanism of trans-splicing, gene duplication, gene conversion.

Molecular characterization of novel PERV elements in Korean domestic pig.

Cancer marker development using Bioinformatic tools.

Promoter activity of newly identified PERV LTR elements.

Population diversity related with HERV-K polymorphism.

Epigenetic effect and tissue specific expression. Gene diversification mechanism of primate genes.

Comparative analysis of human, chimpanzee, orangutan, and rhesus monkey.

Publications

Effects of HERV-R env Knockdown in Combination with Ionizing Radiation on Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression in A549 Lung Cancer Cells