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Dr. Choe

Dr. Hyunjun Choe

Postdoc in Chemical Engineering

  • Ph.D. Chemical Biology, University of Florida (2020)
  • M.S. Biotechnology, Kwangwoon University (2014)
  • B.S. Chemistry, Kwangwoon University (20012)  
Research Areas

Discovery and biochemical characterization of proteins

Protein engineering for industrial applications

Production of biologically active molecules including pharmaceuticals using engineered enzymes

Mutant library generation and screening method development

Contact Information
Postdoctoral Fellows
Awards Received

 

Mar. 2019 Graduate Travel Award

Aug. 2015 - Aug. 2019 Graduate fellowship

Mar. 2012 - Feb. 2014 Research assistantship scholarship

Sep. 2011 - Dec. 2011 Academic excellence scholarship

Mar. 2011 - Jun. 2011 Academic excellence scholarship

Jan. 2011 - Jun. 2011 University competition, Global challenger: Bio-ethanol production

A tour of the BlueFire Renewables pilot plant in Anaheim, CA, USA

Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2010 Academic excellence scholarship

Mar. 2010 - Dec. 2010 Volunteer service scholarship

Mar. 2010 - Jun. 2010 Academic excellence scholarship

Sep. 2005 - Dec. 2005 Academic excellence scholarship

Publications

1. Choe, H.*; Cha, M. S.; Stewart, J. D. Synthesis of short 3-keto-dihydrosphingosine analogues by engineered serine palmitoyltransferase. (2020) in preparation.

2. Choe, H.*; Cha, M. S.; Stewart, J. D. Expanding the Acyl-CoA Chain Length Tolerance of Sphingomonas paucimobilis Serine Palmitoyltransferase by Mutating Arg 378. Enzyme Microb. Technol. (2020) 137, 109515.

3. Nam, D. H.*; Kuk, S. K.; Choe, H.; Lee, S.; Ko, J. W.; Son, E. J.; Choi, E. -G.; Kim, Y. H.; Park, C. B. "Enzymatic photosynthesis of formate from carbon dioxide coupled with highly efficient photoelectrochemical regeneration of nicotinamide cofactors" Green Chem. (2016) 18, 5989-5993.

4. Son, E. J.*; Ko, J. W.; Kuk, S. K.; Choe, H.; Lee, S.; Kim, J. H.; Nam, D. H.; Ryu, G. M.; Kim, Y. H.; Park, C. B. "Sunlight-assisted, biocatalytic formate synthesis from CO2 and water using silicon-based photoelectrochemical cells" Chem. Commun. (2016) 52, 9723-9726.

5. Lee, S.*; Choe, H.*; Cho D. H.; Yoon, S. H.; Won, K.; Kim Y. H. "Highly efficient electroenzymatic NADH regeneration by an electron-relay flavoenzyme" J. Electrochem. Soc. (2016) 163(5), G50-G52.

6. Hwang, H.*; Yeon, Y. J.; Lee, S.; Choe, H.; Jang, M. G.; Cho, D. H.; Park, S.; Kim, Y. H. “Electro-biocatalytic production of formate from carbon dioxide using an oxygen-stable whole cell biocatalyst” Bioresour. Technol. (2015) 185, 35-39.

7. Choe, H.*; Ha, J. M.*; Joo, J. C.; Kim, H.; Yoon, H. -J.; Kim, S.; Jeon, S. T.; Gengan, R.; Son, S. H.; Chang, R.; Jung, K. D.; Kim, Y. H.; Lee, H. H. “Structural insights into efficient CO2-reducing activity of an NAD-dependent formate dehydrogenase from Thiobacillus sp. KNK65MA,” Acta Crystallogr. Sect. D-Biol. Crystallogr. 2015, D71, 313-323.

8. Choe, H.*; Lee, S.; Hwang, H.; Joo, J. C.; Cho, D. H.; Kim, Y. H. “Expression of recombinant NAD-dependent FDH1 β-subunit from Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 in Escherichia coli and characterization as water-forming NADH oxidase,” Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng. 2014, 19, 613-620.

9. Choe, H.*; Joo, J. C.; Cho, D. H.; Kim, M. H.; Lee, S. H.; Jung, K. D.; Kim, Y. H. “Efficient CO2-reducing activity of NAD-dependent formate dehydrogenase from Thiobacillus sp. KNK65MA for formate production from CO2 gas,” PLoS One 2014, 9(7), e103111.