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)
∙ 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
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
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.