Yeonju Lee
Postdoctoral Fellow
Contact Information
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
360 Stemmler Hall,
36th Street and Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
yeonju.lee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Education
Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology & Bioindustry)
Catholic University of Daegu, Korea
Master of Science (Molecular Medicine)
Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea
Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine
Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea
Area of Special Interest
Tendon & Bone
Areas of scientific interest include image-based analyses of functional tissue development, cell differentiation, and mechanism identification.
Publication
- Lee YJ, Park SY, Lee SJ, Boo YC, Choi JY, Kim JE.
Ucma, a direct transcriptional target of Runx2 and Osterix, promotes osteoblast differentiation and nodule formation. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Aug;23(8):1421-31 - Lee YJ, Park SY, Park EK, Kim JE.
Unique cartilage matrix-associated protein regulates fibrillin-2 expression and directly interacts with fibrillin-2 protein independent of calcium binding. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Apr;551(2):221-227
Awards
- 2016 Encuragement Award at Cell & Matrix research Institue, Kyungpook National University in Korea
- 2015 Plenary Poster at American Society for Bone and mineral Research Annual Meeting in USA
- 2014 Best Presentation Award (Oral presentation) at Asia-Pacific Bone & Mineral Research Meeting & Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research Meeting in Korea
- 2012 Travel Grant Award (Oral presentation) at Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research Meeting in Korea