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Joohyun Lee

Assistant Professor of Biology at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Biology at Duke Kunshan University · 2021 - Present DKU Faculty
Assistant Professor of the Practice of DKU Studies at Duke University · 2023 - Present DKU Studies

Recent Publications


Arabidopsis thaliana: a powerful model organism to explore histone modifications and their upstream regulations.

Journal Article Epigenetics · December 2023 Histones are subjected to extensive covalent modifications that affect inter-nucleosomal interactions as well as alter chromatin structure and DNA accessibility. Through switching the corresponding histone modifications, the level of transcription and dive ... Full text Cite

BLZ8 activates a plastidial peroxiredoxin and a ferredoxin to protect Chlamydomonas reinhardtii against oxidative stress.

Journal Article Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · October 2023 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause damage to various cellular processes in almost all organisms, in particular photosynthetic organisms that depend on the electron transfer chain for CO2 fixation. However, the detoxifying process to mitigate RO ... Full text Cite

Comprehensive Survey of ChIP-Seq Datasets to Identify Candidate Iron Homeostasis Genes Regulated by Chromatin Modifications.

Journal Article Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · January 2023 Vital biochemical reactions including photosynthesis to respiration require iron, which should be tightly regulated. Although increasing evidence reveals the importance of epigenetic regulation in gene expression and signaling, the role of histone modifica ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Dartmouth College · 2009 Ph.D.

External Links


Lab page Lee Lab