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Scientific Session 1

CMI-P-23

Young-Tae Chang

POSTECH

Professor

South Korea

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Chemical based aging research, Fluorescent imaging, Fluorescent probe, Cell selective probe, Reverse aging

ACADEMIC CAREER

Professor, 2017-present, Chemistry, POSTECH Associate Director, 2017-present, Center for Self-Assembly and Complexity, IBS Head, 2007-2017, Laboratory of Bioimaging Probe Development, SBIC, A*STAR Professor, 2012-2017, Chemistry, National University of Singapore Director, 2007-2017, Medicinal Chemistry Program, National University of Singapore High Impact Research (HIR) Icon to the University of Malaya, 2014-2015 Associate Professor, 2007-2011, Chemistry, National University of Singapore Associate professor, 2005- 2007, NYU Chemistry Assistant Professor, 2000-2005, NYU Chemistry Post-Doc, 1999-2000, The Scripps Research Institute Post-Doc, 1997-1999, UC Berkeley Ph.D. in Chemistry, 1995-1997, POSTECH M.S. in Chemistry, 1993-1995, POSTECH (Army Service in Korean Army, 1991-1993) B.S. in Chemistry, 1987-1991, POSTECH

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Unraveling the mode of action of a neuron-specific fluorescent probe, NeuO: Intracellular phosphorylation through PAK6 kinase, Kim, B.*; Ko, D.; Kim, S. B.; Kim, S. Kim, M.; Hong, N. K.; Park, S. Y.; Kim, W.; Lee, B. C.; Lee, Y.; Sim, T.; Chang, Y. T.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2025, 64: e2024

  • Oxaborole-Functionalized Sialylated Glycan Probe for High-Fidelity Fluorescence Imaging of Cancer Tissue, Ko, K.; Gao, M.; Sarkar, S.; Kwon, H. Y.; Chang, Y. T.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147(23), 19718-19726

  • Super-Photostable Organic Dye for Long-Term Live-cell Single Protein Imaging, Kim, D. H.*; Triet, H. M.; Lee, S. H.; Jazani, S.; Jang, S.; Abedi, S. A. A.; Xiagang, L.; Seo, J.; Ha, T.; Chang, Y. T.*, Ryu, S. H.* Nat. Methods, 2025, 22(3), 550-558

  • A Pair of Fluorescent Probes Enabling Precise Diagnosis of Liver Cancer by Complementary Imaging, Gao, M.; Lee, S. H.; Kwon, H. Y.; Ciaramicoli, L. M.; Jo, E.; Yu, Y. H.; Li, F.; Kim, B.; Hong, K.; Lee, J. S.; Kim, N.; Oh, Y.; Im, C. Y.; Tan, C. S. H.*; Ha, H. H.*; Chang, Y. T.* ACS Cent. Sci. 2025, 11(1), 76-83.

  • Atom Efficient Synthesis of Trimethine Cyanines Using Formaldehyde as a Single Carbon Source, Lee, S. H.; Lee, T. J.; Sarkar, S.; Cho, H.; Pham, Q. N. N.; Chang, Y. T.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2025, 64 (1): e202413121

  • NeuM: A Neuron-Selective Probe Incorporates into Live Neuronal Membranes via Enhanced Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Primary Neurons, Sung, Y.; Gotina, L.; Kim, K. H.; Lee, J. Y.; Shin, S.; Aziz, H.; Kang, D. M.; Liu, X.; Hong, N. K.; Lee, H. G.; Lee, J. S.; Ku, H.; Jeong, C.; Pae, A. N.; Lim, S.*; Chang, Y. T.*; Kim, Y. K.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2024, 63(3), e202312942.

  • Theranostics application of tumor-initiating cell probe TiY in non-small cell lung cancer, Lee, Y. A.; Lek, C. C. J.; Rong, G. Wu, Z; Shathishwaran, S.; Lee, J. H. J.; Tam, W. L.; Wuestefeld, T.; Park, S. J.; Jung, S.; Kim, B.; Kang, N. Y.*; Chang, Y. T.* Theranostics 2023, 13, 1370-1380. 

  • Development of a Fluorescent Probe for M2 Macrophages via Gating-Oriented Live-Cell Distinction, Cho, H.; Kwon, H. Y.; Lee, S. H.; Lee, H. G.; Kang, N. Y.*; Chang, Y. T.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 2951-2957.

WHY MY LAB?

Unique chance to study aging and reverse aging using chemical tools and fluorescent imaging

CMI-P-01

Motonari Uesugi

Kyoto University

Japan

Chemical biology, Chemoproteomics, Self-assembly, Chemical immunology

CMI-P-02

Kazuya Kikuchi

The University of Osaka

Japan

Molecular imaging, MRI, Fluorescent probes, Photo-activation

CMI-P-03

Takeaki Ozawa

The University of Tokyo

Japan

Fluorescence imaging, Bioluminescence analysis, Optogenetics

CMI-P-04

Midori Arai

Keio University

Japan

Natural products chemistry, Chemical biology, Organic chemistry

CMI-P-05

Takayoshi Suzuki

The University of Osaka

Japan

Medicinal chemistry, Epigenetics, New modality

CMI-P-06

Hideaki Kakeya

Kyoto University

Japan

Natural product chemistry, Chemical biology, Medicinal chemistry

CMI-P-07

Youhei Sohma

Wakayama Medical University

Japan

Peptide chemistry, Amyloid, Catalysis

CMI-P-08

Hiroyuki Nakamura

Institute of Science Tokyo

Japan

Medicinal chemistry, Cancer therapy, Protein modification

CMI-P-09

Akio Ojida

Kyushu University

Japan

Chemical biology, Medicinal chemistry

CMI-P-10

Shinya Hagihara

RIKEN

Japan

Plant chemical biology, Sustainable agriculture, New breeding technology

CMI-P-11

Masaki Kita

Nagoya University

Japan

Chemical biology, Natural products chemistry, Bioorganic chemistry

CMI-P-12

Go Hirai

Kyushu University

Japan

Bioorganic chemistry, Organic synthesis, Glycans, Lipids

CMI-P-13

Tasuku Hirayama

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Japan

Imaging, Fluorescent probes, Bioinorganic chemistry

CMI-P-14

Fumika Yakushiji

Nagasaki University

Japan

Chemical epigenetics, Chemical probes, Synthetic organic chemistry, Peptide, Small molecules

CMI-P-15

Yuki Goto

Kyoto University

Japan

Peptides, Natural Products, Biosynthesis

CMI-P-16

Mikiko Sodeoka

RIKEN

Japan

Raman imaging, Affinity labeling, Cell death

CMI-P-17

Minoru Yoshida

RIKEN

Japan

Chemical genomics, Drug discovery, Target identification

CMI-P-18

Fumi Nagatsugi

Tohoku University

Japan

Nucleic acids chemistry, Organic chemistry, Chemical biology

CMI-P-19

Masaya Imoto

Juntendo University

Japan

Cell biology, Biochemistry, Chemical biology

CMI-P-20

Ho Jeong Kwon

Yonsei University

South Korea

Chemical biology, Chemical genomics, Chemical proteomics, Organelle interaction, Autophagy

CMI-P-21

Yongseok Choi

Korea University

South Korea

Medicinal chemistry, Autoimmune diseases, Fibrosis

CMI-P-22

Sun Choi

Ewha Womans University

South Korea

AI and computer-aided drug design, Computational medicinal chemistry, Drug discovery

CMI-P-23

Young-Tae Chang

POSTECH

South Korea

Chemical based aging research, Fluorescent imaging, Fluorescent probe, Cell selective probe, Reverse aging

CMI-P-24

Ja-Hyoung Ryu

UNIST

South Korea

Peptide assembly, PPI mimic, Supramolecular chemistry

CMI-P-25

Jun-Seok Lee

Seoul National University

South Korea

Fluorescent probe, Chemoproteomics, Drug mode of action

CMI-P-26

Hyun-Suk Lim

POSTECH

South Korea

Drug discovery, Targeted protein degradation, DNA-encoded library

CMI-P-27

Yan-Mei Li

Tsinghua University

China

PTMs of protein, Vaccine, cGAS-STING

CMI-P-28

Ming-Wei Wang

Research Center for Deepsea Bioresources

China

GPCR, PI3K alpha, Structural pharmacology, Drug discovery, Nanobody

CMI-P-29

Dan Yang

Westlake University

China

Disease mechanism, Fluorescent sensors, Molecular imaging, Proteomics, Drug development

CMI-P-30

YongXiang Chen

Tsinghua University

China

Protein and peptide chemistry, Protein modification, Phosphorus chemical biology, Biomedical application

CMI-P-31

Xiaoguang Lei

Peking University

China

Natural product, Chemical genetics, Drug discovery, Biosynthesis, Biocatalysis

CMI-P-32

Qian Zhao

Hong Kong Polytechnic Univeristy

China

Proteomics, Natural novel peptides, Mass spectrometry

CMI-P-33

Dehua Yang

Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, CAS

China

GPCRs, GLP-1R, High-throughput screening, Signal transduction, Receptor pharmacology

CMI-P-34

Huan Wang

Nanjing University

China

Peptide, Protein, Enzyme, Natural product, Synthetic biology

CMI-P-35

Xin Zhang

Westlake University

China

Chemical biology, Biological chemistry, Fluorescent microscopy, Synthetic chemistry

CMI-P-36

Liyun Zhang

Nankai University

China

Synthetic biology, Biosensor, Biocatalysis

CMI-P-37

Zou Peng

Peking University

China

Proximity labeling, Voltage imaging, Neuroscience, Membraneless organelles

CMI-P-38

Bengang Xing

Hong Kong Polytechnic Univeristy

China

Chemical biology, Molecular probe & imaging, Bio-labeling, Molecular therapeutics, Nano-theranostics

CMI-P-39

Jing Yu

Tsinghua University

China

Biophysics, Assembly of biomacromolecules, Condensation of biomolecules

CMI-P-40

Shi-Zhong Luo

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China

Bioactive peptide, Cell surface protein phase separation, Peptide drug, Drug delivery

CMI-P-41

Sandeep Verma

IIT Kanpur

India

Chemical neuroscience, Microfluidic devices, New antibiotics

CMI-P-42

Govindaraju Thimmaiah

JNCASR

India

Neurodegenerative diseases, Redox biology, Ferroptosis and cuproptosis, Neuroinflammation, Theranostics (diagnostic therapy)

CMI-P-43

Eylon Yavin

The Hebrew University

Israel

PNA, RNA sensors, Antisense, Fluorogenic dyes

CMI-P-44

Micha Fridman

Tel Aviv University

Israel

Antimicrobial agents, Fluorescent antifungal probes, Drug resistance and tolerance, Subcellular localization of small molecules

CMI-P-45

Doron Shabat

Tel Aviv University

Israel

Chemiluminsence, Molecular sensores, Bioorganic chemistry

CMI-P-46

Yuval Ebenstein

Tel Aviv University

Israel

Genomics and epigenetics, Fluorescence microscopy, Diagnostics

CMI-P-47

Amir Goldbourt

Tel Aviv University

Israel

Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, Structural virology, NMR methods and developments

CMI-P-48

Chayasith Tao Uttamapinant

VISTEC

Thailand

Genetic code expansion, Liquid-liquid phase separation, Synthetic biology, Plastic waste bioremediation, Infectious diseases

CMI-P-49

Jay Chanat Aonbangkhen

Chulalongkorn University

Thailand

Chemical probes, Fluorescent dyes, Proteomics, Bioactive peptides, Cancer cell signaling

CMI-P-50

Jiranan Chotitumnavee

Mahidol University

Thailand

Epigenetics, Cancers, Pharmacology, Medicinal chemistry

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