Carrot pan-genome
Deciphering carrot domestication and genome diversity through pan-genome analysis.
Donghyun Jeon, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Plant Computational Genomics Lab, Chungnam National University
From writing bioinformatics pipelines to assembling crop genomes and modeling genomic selection, I work at the interface of tool development, plant genomics, and agronomy — with the goal of making AI-assisted breeding a practical reality.
Selected Research Interests
- Plant genomics
- Agronomy
- Genome assembly
- Pangenomics
- Evolutionary genomics
- Population genomics
- Transcriptomics
- Pan-transcriptomics
- Genomic selection
- Digital breeding
- Bioinformatics tool development
Skills
Computational
- Linux & Bioinformatics
- Python
- R
Wet Lab
- NGS library preparation
- Plant physiology
Agronomy
- Field experiment design
- Phenotyping & trait evaluation
- Plant cultivation
Current Projects
Wheat population genomics
Identifying genetic variants and candidate genes associated with key agronomic traits in wheat through large-scale population genomics.
OrganelleCleaner
Tool for removing organelle-derived contigs from genome assemblies.
News
[2025.11]
Selected as a "Highly Cited Paper" by BRIC
I am pleased to share that our review paper published in Frontiers in Plant Science has been recognized by BRIC Hanbitsa for its high citation impact.
Paper: Digitalizing breeding in plants (Jeon et al., 2023)
[2024.09]
Awarded the NRF Research Grant for Ph.D. Candidates
Selected as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the "Research Grant for Ph.D. Candidates" funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).