Lee Byung-heon (biochemist)

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Byung-Heon
Born South Korea
Nationality South Korean
Fields Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Institutions Kyungpook National University
Korean name
Hangul
Revised Romanization I Byeongheon
McCune–Reischauer Ri Pyŏnghŏn

Lee Byung-heon (Hangul: 이병헌) is a Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the School of Medicine at Kyungpook National University (KNU), South Korea.[1][2] He received his M.D. license from Korean Medical Association in 1989. He received his B.S. from the School of Medicine, KNU in 1989, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from KNU in 1991 and 1995. He was an Assistant Professor in School of Medicine at Dongguk University in 1996-2001 and a Visiting Investigator in the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, United States in 2001-2003. He joined KNU in 2003. He is currently a member of Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the American Society of Molecular Imaging. His main research interest is “discovery of tissue-specific homing peptides using phage display and their applications to molecular imaging and targeted therapy”. He is currently carrying out projects for the identification of homing peptides to tumor and atherosclerotic plaque and of phosphatidylserine- and blood clotting factor XIIIa-specific peptide ligands. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and review articles. He has also filed several patents.[3]

Academic career

Professional memberships

Research interests

Phage display selection of tissue-specific homing peptides and biomarker-sensing peptides: Phage peptide display is a powerful tool for identifying peptides that selectively bind to a target protein or cells (see figure below). Using this technology, our lab has identified diverse homing peptides, including the bladder tumor-targeting peptide, atherosclerotic plaque-homing peptide, and IL-4 receptor-binding peptide.We also have been working on selecting peptides that specifically recognize or sense biomarker proteins of cardiovascular diseases and cancers.

Recent publications

Patents

Current lab members

Past lab members

References

  1. ":::: 경북대학교 의과대학 생화학·세포생물학 교실 ::::". Biochem.knu.ac.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. ":::: 경북대학교 세포.기질연구소 ::::". cmbl.knu.ac.kr/. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. "nanoHUB.org - members: View: Byung-Heon Lee". nanohub.org. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
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