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Byung-Hoon Jeong is currently a Professor at the Bioactive Material Sciences and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University. He obtained a Ph.D. degree from Kangwon National University in 2002. He has served as a Section Chief at the Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, as well as a Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Genomics, Frontiers in Genetics, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science. He is also the author or coauthor of more than 140 peer-reviewed research papers. His main research interests are in the diagnosis, genetic susceptibility makers, and pathogenic molecular mechanism of infectious diseases (including prion diseases).
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):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Therapeutic effects of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells combined with glymphatic system activation in prion disease
Zayed, M., Kim, Y. C. & Jeong, B. H., 2025.12, In: Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20, 1, 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Prion infection modulates hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell fate through cell-autonomous and non-autonomous mechanisms
Sim, H. J., Kim, Y. C., Bhattarai, G., Won, S. Y., Lee, J. C., Jeong, B. H. & Kook, S. H., 2023.04, In: Leukemia. 37, 4, p. 877-887 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Altered expression of glymphatic system-related proteins in prion diseases: Implications for the role of the glymphatic system in prion diseases
Kim, Y. C., Won, S. Y. & Jeong, B. H., 2021.09, In: Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 18, 9, p. 2281-2283 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Biological characteristics and transcriptomic profile of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells isolated from prion-infected murine model
Zayed, M., Kim, Y. C. & Jeong, B. H., 2025.12, In: Stem Cell Research and Therapy. 16, 1, 154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Incidence, South Korea, 2001–2019
Kim, Y. C. & Jeong, B. H., 2022.09, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28, 9, p. 1863-1866 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Jeonbuk National University Reports Findings in Agriculture [Genetic distribution of polymorphisms in the shadow of prion protein (SPRN) gene in Jeju black cattle]
25.03.13
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