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