2026
Aug 26
People
Matthew Stoner successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, “Sugar Coating Immunology: Dissecting Viral Antibody Responses Through the Lens of Glycomics,” at Dartmouth College. Congratulations, Dr. Stoner!
Matthew Stoner successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, “Sugar Coating Immunology: Dissecting Viral Antibody Responses Through the Lens of Glycomics,” at Dartmouth College. Congratulations, Dr. Stoner!
Aug 26
Seminar
Prof. Jiwon Lee invited Prof. Goran Bajic (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) to give a seminar, “Structural immunology of emerging and re-emerging orthomyxoviruses and paramyxoviruses,” at Dartmouth College.
Prof. Jiwon Lee invited Prof. Goran Bajic (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) to give a seminar, “Structural immunology of emerging and re-emerging orthomyxoviruses and paramyxoviruses,” at Dartmouth College.
Aug 20
Award
Our undergraduate research interns — Dae Jae Shin, Hyun Jung Lee, and Woo Yong Cho — received an Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (우수 중간발표팀) at the 17th Student Research Activity Program interim presentation (2026년 융합형 의사과학자 양성사업 학부과정). Congratulations!
Our undergraduate research interns — Dae Jae Shin, Hyun Jung Lee, and Woo Yong Cho — received an Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (우수 중간발표팀) at the 17th Student Research Activity Program interim presentation (2026년 융합형 의사과학자 양성사업 학부과정). Congratulations!
Aug 20
Collaboration
Prof. Jiwon Lee visited the Ragon Institute in Cambridge, MA, and met with Prof. Aaron Schmidt and Prof. Brandon DeKosky to discuss new collaborations.
Prof. Jiwon Lee visited the Ragon Institute in Cambridge, MA, and met with Prof. Aaron Schmidt and Prof. Brandon DeKosky to discuss new collaborations.
Aug 5
Seminar
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “고해상도 다중오믹스 분석을 통한 분비 항체 레퍼토어(secreted antibody repertoire) 규명과 차세대 감염병 백신 개발,” at the Division of Infectious Disease Vaccine Research, Center for Vaccine Research, Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) (국립보건연구원 감염병백신연구과).
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “고해상도 다중오믹스 분석을 통한 분비 항체 레퍼토어(secreted antibody repertoire) 규명과 차세대 감염병 백신 개발,” at the Division of Infectious Disease Vaccine Research, Center for Vaccine Research, Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) (국립보건연구원 감염병백신연구과).
Jul 10–11
Lab
The KU lab gathered for its 2026 summer lab retreat in Yongpyong, Gangwon-do.
The KU lab gathered for its 2026 summer lab retreat in Yongpyong, Gangwon-do.
Jul 8–10
Award · Talk
Prof. Jiwon Lee, Dr. Tae-Geun Yu, and Ji-Ye Park attended the Antibody Society Korea (ASK) 2026 Summer Conference. Prof. Lee gave a talk, “Decoding the Serum Antibody Repertoire After Influenza Vaccination: Insights and Tools for Unlocking Next-Generation Therapeutics and Vaccines,” and Ji-Ye Park received a Best Poster Award — congratulations!
Prof. Jiwon Lee, Dr. Tae-Geun Yu, and Ji-Ye Park attended the Antibody Society Korea (ASK) 2026 Summer Conference. Prof. Lee gave a talk, “Decoding the Serum Antibody Repertoire After Influenza Vaccination: Insights and Tools for Unlocking Next-Generation Therapeutics and Vaccines,” and Ji-Ye Park received a Best Poster Award — congratulations!
Jul 7
Talk
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a talk, “Decoding the Serum Antibody Repertoire After Influenza Vaccination,” at the 2nd Munsook Basic Medicine Symposium, where Prof. Minsoo Kim (University of Rochester) delivered the keynote lecture.
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a talk, “Decoding the Serum Antibody Repertoire After Influenza Vaccination,” at the 2nd Munsook Basic Medicine Symposium, where Prof. Minsoo Kim (University of Rochester) delivered the keynote lecture.
Jul 1
Lab
First successful flow-focusing device (FFD) experiments in the KU lab — a key step toward pairing antibody VH and VL for antibody discovery.
First successful flow-focusing device (FFD) experiments in the KU lab — a key step toward pairing antibody VH and VL for antibody discovery.
Jun 15
Paper
Our study on mRNA-based influenza vaccination is published in Nature Immunology — congratulations to Tae-Geun Yu and Lowrey Peyton! See the BRIC news coverage →
Our study on mRNA-based influenza vaccination is published in Nature Immunology — congratulations to Tae-Geun Yu and Lowrey Peyton! See the BRIC news coverage →
Jun 8–11
Conference
Lowrey Peyton and Dr. Tae-Geun Yu attended the Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire (AIRR) Community Meeting VIII, “Decoding & Recoding Immunity,” at Yale.
Lowrey Peyton and Dr. Tae-Geun Yu attended the Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire (AIRR) Community Meeting VIII, “Decoding & Recoding Immunity,” at Yale.
Jun 5
Seminar
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “Immunoproteomic characterization of secreted antibody repertoires,” at the Institute of Basic Sciences, Sungshin Women's University.
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “Immunoproteomic characterization of secreted antibody repertoires,” at the Institute of Basic Sciences, Sungshin Women's University.
Jun 4
Talk
Prof. Jiwon Lee spoke on “Antibody repertoire profiling and therapeutic antibody engineering” at the 2nd Convergence Medical Sciences Institute Symposium.
Prof. Jiwon Lee spoke on “Antibody repertoire profiling and therapeutic antibody engineering” at the 2nd Convergence Medical Sciences Institute Symposium.
Jun 1
People
Three undergraduate research interns — Dae Jae Shin, Hyun Jung Lee, and Woo Yong Cho — join the KU lab. Welcome!
Three undergraduate research interns — Dae Jae Shin, Hyun Jung Lee, and Woo Yong Cho — join the KU lab. Welcome!
Jun 1
People
Matthew Stoner begins a summer research internship at Boehringer Ingelheim (Jun 1 – Aug 24).
Matthew Stoner begins a summer research internship at Boehringer Ingelheim (Jun 1 – Aug 24).
Mar 1
People
Ji-Ye Park joins the KU lab as a Ph.D. student — welcome!
Ji-Ye Park joins the KU lab as a Ph.D. student — welcome!
Feb 17
Seminar
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “Immunoproteomic characterization of secreted antibody repertoires: new insights and implications for vaccination strategies,” at the Department of Microbiology Seminar Series, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “Immunoproteomic characterization of secreted antibody repertoires: new insights and implications for vaccination strategies,” at the Department of Microbiology Seminar Series, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Feb 10
Seminar
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “Immunoproteomic characterization of secreted antibody repertoires: new insights and implications for vaccination strategies,” at the LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, The University of Texas at Austin.
Prof. Jiwon Lee gave a seminar, “Immunoproteomic characterization of secreted antibody repertoires: new insights and implications for vaccination strategies,” at the LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, The University of Texas at Austin.
