Host-Directed Antiviral Research Center, Department of Animal Science, Chonnam National University

- 2000. 3. – 2004. 8.: Ph.D. in Applied Biology, Konkuk University, South Korea.

- 1998. 3. – 2000. 2.: M.S. in Biochemistry, Konkuk University, South Korea.

- 1992. 3. – 1998. 2.: Bachelor in Biochemistry, Konkuk University, South Korea.

- 2022-present: Vice Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, South Korea

- 2018-2019: Visiting Professor, Department of Animal & Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

- 2011-2012: Senior Scientist, Korea Food Research Institute, South Korea

- 2010-2011: Staff Scientist, Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute, Orland, FL, USA

- 2005-2010: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

1. Nguyen TTP, Nguyen PL, Park SH, Jung CH, Jeon TI*. Hydrogen sulfide and liver health: Insights into liver diseases. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 2023 In press.

2. Baek YB, Kwon HJ, Sharif M, Lim J, Lee IC, Ryu YB, Lee JI, Kim JS, Lee YS, Kim DH, Park SI, Kim DK, Kim JS, Choy HE, Lee S, Choi HS, Osborne TF, Jeon TI*, Cho KO. Therapeutic strategy targeting host lipolysis limits infection by SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy 2022; 7: 367. *co-corresponding author

3. Nguyen TTP, Kim DY, Lee YG, Lee YS, Truong XT, Lee JH, Song DK, Kwon TK, Park SH, Jung CH, Moon C, Osborne TF, Im SS, Jeon TI*. SREBP-1c impairs ULK1 sulfhydration-mediated autophagic flux to promote hepatic steatosis in high-fat-diet-fed mice. Molecular Cell 2021; 81(18):3820-3832

Molecular virology and pathology:

My research focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms of metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and NAFLD. I seek to understand how proteins involved in lipid metabolism integrate signals from various pathways to ensure metabolic homeostasis.