Areas of Focus
- Biological mechanisms of DNA damage tolerance
- Epigenetics of DNA damage repair and tolerance
Work Experience
- 12/2020-present Associate Research Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 08/2015-10/2020 Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Researcher, University of Texas Health Science Center, USA
- 01/2008-07/2008 Project Leader, BGI Beijing
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008-2015 PhD in Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, USA
- 2004-2007 Master in Cell Genetics, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2000-2004 Bachelor in Bioengineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Publications
- DNA Dosimeter Measurement of Relative Biological Effectiveness for 160 kVp and 6 MV X Rays, Li X, McConnell K, Che J, Ha C, Lee SE, Kirby N, Shim EY, 2020
- Microhomology Selection for Microhomology Mediated End Joining in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lee K, Ji JH, Yoon K, Che J, Seol JH, Lee SE, Shim EY, 2019
- Apn2 resolves blocked 3' ends and suppresses Top1-induced mutagenesis at genomic rNMP sites, Li F, Wang Q, Seol JH, Che J, Lu X, Shim EY, Lee SE, Niu H, 2019
- Guidelines for DNA recombination and repair studies: Cellular assays of DNA repair pathways, Klein HL, Bačinskaja G, Che J, Cheblal A, et al, 2019
- Hyper-acetylation of Histone H3 K56 limits break-induced replication by inhibiting extensive repair synthesis, Jun Che, Stephanie Smith, Yoo Jung Kim, Eun Yong Shim, Kyungjae Myung & Sang Eun Lee, 2015
- DNA end recognition by the Mre11 nuclease dimer: insights into resection and repair of damaged DNA, Sung S, Li F, Park YB Kim JS, Kim AK, Song OK, Kim J, Che J, Lee SE, Cho Y, 2014
- Rapid evolution and copy number variation of primate RHOXF2, an X-linked homeobox gene involved in male reproduction and possibly brain function, Niu AL, Wang YQ, Zhang H, Liao CH, Wang JK, Zhang R, Che J, Su B, 2011
- Construction, characterization and FISH mapping of a bacterial artificial chromosome library of Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), Che J, Wang J, Su W, Ye J, Wang Y, Nie W, Yang F, 2008
Awards
- Texas CPRIT PhD Scholarship 2011, 2012