Hi, my name is Sukjun Kim. I am a computational biologist and a biomedical data scientist with a keen interest in developing biomarkers to predict cancer patients’ treatment outcomes. My passion lies in tackling challenges within cancer genomics, RNA biology, and digital pathology using the power of artificial intelligence. Welcome to my personal blog, where I share my experiences and thoughts. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you find the content insightful and engaging.

Personal information

Name

Sukjun Kim (김석준)

E-mail

dandyrilla@gmail.com

LinkedIn

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GitHub

github.com/dandyrilla

YouTube

Sukjun Kim

Research experiences

2022-01 - Present

Biomedical Data Scientist, Oncology Group, Lunit Inc.

2021-03 - 2021-12

Postdoctoral Researcher, Seoul National University

2013-03 - 2021-02

Graduate Student, Seoul National University

Education and training

2013-03 - 2021-02

Ph.D. in Computational Biology (Bioinformatics), School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University

2006-03 - 2012-08

B.S. in Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University

Publications

• Sukjun Kim, Seulki Kim, Yoojoo Lim, Gahee Park, Sanghoon Song, Heon Song, Seonwook Park, Jeongun Ryu, Sergio Pereira, Donggeun Yoo, Kyunghyun Paeng, Chan-Young Ock. Spatial analysis of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) based on HER2 expression across multiple cancer types. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (2022).

  • 루닛, 면역항암악회(SITC2022)서 AI 바이오마커 연구초록 3편 발표, 2022-11-08, 바이오타임즈
  • 루닛, SITC서 HER2 발현 암종 TIL 분석 결과발표, 2022-11-09, 바이오스펙테이터

• Jimin Moon, Hyung-Gyo Cho, Seokhwi Kim, Sukjun Kim, Gahee Park, Sanghoon Song, Wonkyung Jung, Chan-Young Ock. Multimodal approach to discover novel targets for antibody-drug conjugates by analyzing distinct expression patterns of frequent copy number aberration. European Society for Medical Oncology (2022).

• Jeong Hwan Park, Soo Ick Cho, Kyu Sang Lee, Euno Choi, Wonkyung Jung, Sukjun Kim, Gahee Park, Sanghoon Song, Cholmin Kang, Minuk Ma, Donggeun Yoo, Kyunghyun Paeng, Chan-Young Ock. Performance validation of an artificial intelligence-powered Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) combined positive score analyzer in urothelial cancer. European Society for Medical Oncology (2022).

• Seokhwi Kim, Gahee Park, Sukjun Kim, Sanghoon Song, Heon Song, Jeongun Ryu, Seonwook Park, Sergio Pereira, Kyunghyun Paeng, Chan-Young Ock. Artificial intelligence-powered tumor purity assessment from H&E whole slide images associates with variant allele frequency of somatic mutations across 23 cancer types in TCGA cohorts. European Society for Medical Oncology (2022).

• Gahee Park, Sanghoon Song, Sukjun Kim, Sangheon Ahn, Hyunjoo Kim, Jaegeun Lee, Juneyoung Ro, Woomin Park, Taiwon Chung, Cholmin Kang, Chunggi Lee, Huijeong Kim, Jisoo Shin, Seungje Lee, Eunji Baek, Sumin Lee, Melody SeungHui Seo, Hyojung Choi, Donggeun Yoo, Chan-Young Ock. Artificial intelligence-powered pathology image analysis merged with spatial transcriptomics reveals distinct TIGIT expression in the immune-excluded tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. American Society of Clinical Oncology (2022).

• Doyeon Kim, Sukjun Kim, Joori Park, Hee Ryung Chang, Jeeyoon Chang, Junhak Ahn, Heedo Park, Junehee Park, Narae Son, Gihyeon Kang, Jeonghun Kim, Kisoon Kim, Man-Seong Park, Yoon Ki Kim, Daehyun Baek. A high-resolution temporal atlas of the SARS-CoV-2 translatome and transcriptome. Nature Communications 12, 5120 (2021).

  • 국내 연구진, 코로나바이러스 단백질 생산 과정 담은 고해상도 지도 완성, 2021-08-25, 조선일보
  • 韓 연구진, 세계 첫 코로나바이러스 복제 조절 인자 확인, 2021-08-25, 아시아경제
  • 인체세포 뚫는 코로나 바이러스 스파이크 단백질 생산과정 밝혀졌다, 2021-08-25, 동아사이언스
  • 강력한 코로나19 치료제 나오나? 세계 첫 시계열 지도 완성한 국내 연구자들, 2021-08-25, 이데일리

• Sukjun Kim, Soyoung Kim, Hee Ryung Chang, Doyeon Kim, Junehee Park, Narae Son, Joori Park, Minhyuk Yoon, Gwangung Chae, Young-Kook Kim, V. Narry Kim, Yoon Ki Kim, Jin-Wu Nam, Chanseok Shin, Daehyun Baek. The regulatory impact of RNA-binding proteins on microRNA targeting. Nature Communications 12, 5057 (2021).

  • 마이크로RNA 타겟팅에 지대한 영향을 주는 RNA-결합 단백질들의 새로운 기능 발견, 2021-08-20, 서울대학교 연구성과
  • 서울대학교 백대현·신찬석 교수팀, 마이크로RNA 타겟팅에 지대한 영향을 주는 RNA-결합 단백질들의 신기능 발견, 2021-08-22, 한국강사신문
  • 마이크로RNA 타겟 발굴 정확도의 대폭 향상 기대, 2021-08-23, 베리타스알파
  • 마이크로RNA 타겟팅에 지대한 영향을 주는 RNA-결합 단백질들의 새로운 기능 발견, 2021-08-23, BRIC 뉴스

• Doyeon Kim, You Me Sung, Jinman Park, Sukjun Kim, Jongkyu Kim, Junhee Park, Haeok Ha, Jung Yoon Bae, SoHui Kim and Daehyun Baek. General rules for functional microRNA targeting. Nature Genetics 48, 1517-26 (2016).

• Seongmin Choi, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Chang Ohk Sung, Jongkyu Kim, Sukjun Kim, …, Gu Kong, Daehyun Baek, and Se Jin Jang (2015). Genomic alterations in the RB pathway indicate prognostic outcomes of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 21(11), 2613-23 (2015).

  • 폐선암 재발 부추기는 유전자 돌연변이형 첫 발굴, 2014-11-13, 국민일보

• Sung-Min Ahn, Se Jin Jang, Ju Hyun Shim, …, Daehyun Baek, Farhan Haq, Adnan Ahmed Ansari, Sun Young Lee, Sung-Min Chun, Seongmin Choi, Hyun-Jeung Choi, Jongkyu Kim, Sukjun Kim, … and Gu Kong (2014). Genomic portrait of resectable hepatocellular carcinomas: Implications of RB1 and FGF19 aberrations for patient stratification. Hepatology 60(6), 1972-82 (2014).