Hi! I am Hyun Jun (Hyunjun), a systems physiologist and computational biologist. I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, and the Director of the Bioinformatics Core at the Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University Hospital, South Korea.

Affiliation

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Core Director, Bioinformatics Core, Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University Hospital, South Korea
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Research interests

Systems physiology; Computational biology; Epithelial cell physiology; Cell state dynamics

My research focuses on systems physiology, with particular interests in epithelial cell physiology and cell state dynamics. I use systems and computational approaches to study how dynamic changes in cell states contribute to physiological adaptation and disease development and progression, ultimately with the goal of developing new therapeutic strategies for cell state–based precision medicine.

My research begins with fundamental physiological and pathophysiological questions and seeks to understand how biological systems maintain function, adapt to perturbations, and transition toward disease states. I address these questions across molecular, cellular, and tissue scales by integrating advanced molecular biology and experimental physiology with systems and computational biology.

A major focus of my research is cell state dynamics in epithelial cells. Epithelial cells dynamically adapt their molecular, morphological, metabolic, and functional states in response to physiological demands and pathological perturbations. By integrating multi-omics approaches and computational analyses with physiological and pathophysiological models and patient-derived data, I aim to connect molecular and cellular mechanisms to physiological phenotypes and ultimately translate these insights into diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for precision medicine.

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Contact

Email to Hyun Jun Jung: (work) hjjung@knu.ac.kr (personal) hjung@hjunglab.com.