Donghyun Jeon, Ph.D.
Current Position
Postdoctoral Researcher (Mar. 2025–Present)
Institute of Agricultural Science
Chungnam National University, South Korea
Education
Ph.D. in Plant Genomics (Mar. 2021–Feb. 2025)
Department of Smart Agriculture Systems
Chungnam National University, South Korea
Advisor: Changsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Chromosome-level high-quality genome assembly and evolutionary analysis of allotetraploid wasabi (Eutrema japonicum 'Magic')
M.S. in Plant Genomics (Mar. 2019–Feb. 2021)
Department of Agronomy
Chungnam National University, South Korea
Advisor: Changsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Thesis: Identification of SNPs and candidate genes associated with salt stress responses in two Sorghum bicolor genotypes using RNA-seq and physiological analyses
B.S. in Agronomy (Mar. 2013–Feb. 2019)
Department of Crop Science
Chungnam National University, South Korea
Thesis: Growth and soil property changes following forage crop cultivation in reclaimed paddy fields
Experience
Teaching
Research Assistant (Research & Education Program, KOSAC, 2021–2022)
Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted, South Korea
Research Training
Undergraduate Research Intern (Advisor: Sang-Soo Kwak, Ph.D., 2018–2019)
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)
Plant Systems Engineering Research Center
Peer Review Activities
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Functional & Integrative Genomics, Scientific Data, Scientific Reports, Molecular Biology Reports, The Plant Genome, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, BMC Plant Biology, and BMC Genomics
Funding
National Research Foundation of Korea
Grant for Ph.D. Students, KRW 25,000,000 (2024–2025)
Awards
Distinguished Scholar in Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University (2025)
Excellent Research Award, Dean of the Graduate School, Chungnam National University (2023)
Best Presentation Award, The Korean Society of Breeding Science International Conference (2023)
Excellent Research Award, Dean of the Graduate School, Chungnam National University (2019)
Reference
Changsoo Kim, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Crop Science and Smart Agriculture Systems
Chungnam National University, South Korea
Email: changsookim@cnu.ac.kr