Molecular Biophysics Laboratory

We study life by determining three-dimensional structures of biomacromolecular complexes by using cryo-electron microscopy. In particular, we are interested in (1) Transcription - a central process of life maintenance by copying genetic information from DNA to RNA, (2) the human microbiome - an amazing ecosystem dwelling in our body. We look at how molecules interact with each other in these two areas.

News

2024. 3. 2 Yujin and Jongseok joined the lab as graduate students. Welcome!
2024. 2. 1 Hyun Hwa resigned, and Hyunjoo joined the lab as an administrative associate. Farewell, and welcome!
2023. 6. 19 Jin Young got a boy! Congrats!
2022.11. 4 Minjae received a poster prize at the 2022 Conference of the Federation of Korean Societies for
Biomolecular Sciences. Congrats!
2022. 9. 1 Gilwon joined the lab as a graduate student. Welcome!
2022. 8. 15 Our cryo-EM structures of the HK022 putRNA-associated RNA polymerase elongation complexes are published in Nature Communications. Congrats, Seungha! [Link] [Press]
2022. 8. 2 Minjae and Jin Young co-authored a publication titled 'Protein Cages Engineered for Interaction-Driven
Selective Encapsulation of Biomolecules' (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces). [Link]
2022. 5. 31 Our lab is selected for the Basic Research Laboratory (BRL) together with other laboratories in KAIST and
Pusan National University.
2022. 3. 29 Seunhga and Jin Young co-authored a publication titled 'Rho-dependent transcription termination
proceeds via three routes' (Nature Communications). [Link]
2022. 2. 1 Eunyoung resigned, and Hyun Hwa joined the lab as an administrative associate. Farewell, and welcome!
2021. 9. 1 Jiho joined the lab as a graduate student. Welcome!
2021. 3. 22 Hyerang's proposal is selected for the KAIST graduate adventure research. Congrats!
2021. 3. 2 Jinwoo joined the lab as a graduate student. Welcome!
2021. 2. 25 Jin Young is appointed as Ewon Endowed Chair Professor.
2020. 2. 1 Eunyoung joined the lab as an administrative assistant.
2019. 9. 27 Jin Young was awarded the 'Postco Science Fellowship.' [Link]
2019. 3. 2 Minjae, Jimin, Seungha, and Hyerang joined the lab. Welcome!
2019. 3. 2 Molecular biophysics laboratory opened!