June Myoung Kwak
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Calculated based on number of publications stored in Pure and citations from Scopus
Calculated based on number of publications stored in Pure and citations from Scopus
1993 …2024

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Education

- 1997: Ph.D., POSTECH
- 1987: B.S., Yonsei Universtiy

Professional Experience

- 2014-present: Professor, Department of New Biology, DGIST
- 2003-2014: Associate/Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park
- 2010-2013: International Scholar, Department of Plant Molecular Systems Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University
- 1997-2003: Senior Research Associate/HFSP Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
- 1988-1991: Researcher, Center for Pharmaceutical Research, Daewoong Pharmaceutical Inc.

Research Interests

- Plant Development
- Abscission and post-abscission
- Cell signaling
- Cell type-specific genetics

Major Research Achievements

- Cargill Korean Academy of Science and Technology Life Science Award (2022)
- 100 Excellent achievements in National Science and Technology (2019)
- Scientist of the Month (2019)
- A lignin molecular brace controls precision processing of cell wall critical for surface integrity in Arabidopsis. Cell (2018)
- Proteasome subunit RPT2a modulates RNA quality control and promotes post-transcriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants (2019)
- Regulation of stomatal development by stomatal lineage miRNAs.  Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA (2020)

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

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