Kee, Jung Min

Associate Professor

Bioorganic & Chemical Biology Lab.

Lab: NSB (108) 908

Office: NSB (108) 901-6

E-mail: jmkee@unist.ac.kr

Phone: +82-52-217-5427

Kee, Jung Min

Associate Professor

Bioorganic & Chemical Biology Lab.

E-mail: jmkee@unist.ac.kr

Lab: NSB (108) 908

Office: NSB (108) 901-6

Phone: +82-52-217-5427

Research Areas

Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology

Research Summary

Our goal is to understand complex biological systems at the molecular level using tools of synthetic chemistry. For this, we design and synthesize novel molecular tools, ranging from small molecules to peptides and modified proteins, in order to provide unique and innovative solutions to important biological problems. In this respect, our research program has three “elements” – synthetic chemistry, molecular design, and biological applications. In our group, they are synergistically integrated for innovative chemical biology research.

Education

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Stanford University (2008)
B.S., Chemistry, KAIST (1998)

Career

Assistant and Associate Professor, UNIST (2014~present)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University, Tom Muir Lab (2011~2014)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rockefeller University, Tom Muir Lab (2008~2011)

Selected Publications

Distinct Reaction Dynamics of Protein Arginine Kinases Revealed by Fluorescent Activity Probes
Jung, H.; Choi, Y.; Lee, D.; Seo, J. K.; Kee, J.-M.*
Chem. Commun. 55, 7482-7485 (2019)

A specific fluorescent probe for protein histidine phosphatase activity
Choi, Y.; Shin, S. H.; Jung. H.; Kwon, O.; Seo, J.-K.*; Kee, J.-M.*
ACS Sensors 4, 1055-1062 (2019).

A Pan-specific Antibody for Direct Detection of Protein Histidine Phosphorylation
Kee, J.-M.; Oslund, R. C.; Perlman, D. H.; Muir, T. W.*
Nature Chemical Biology, 9, 416.421 (2013).

Development of Stable Phosphohistidine Analogues
Kee, J.-M.; Villani, B.; Carpenter, L. R.; Muir, T. W.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 14327-14329 (2010).

Practical Synthesis of Prostratin, DPP, and their Analogs, Adjuvant Leads against Latent HIV
Wender, P. A.*; Kee, J.-M.; Warrington, J. M.
Science 320, 649-652 (2008)