Hyungryun Jang
Storrs,CT
Summary
Resourceful Ph.D. candidate, passionate about advancing knowledge in dietary and epigenetic regulation in metabolism and chronic inflammation through high-quality research. Self-motivated professional with excellent communication, planning, and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
University Of Connecticut
08.2019 - Current
- Examined the nutri-preventive role of sugar kelp against atherosclerosis and hepatic inflammation using a low-density lipoprotein receptor (Ldlr) knockout mice model.
- Explored the role of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) in hepatocytes in NAFLD especially in hepatic de novo lipogenesis & insulin resistance and adipose tissue inflammation using a hepatocyte-specific Hdac4 knockout mice model.
- Investigated the sex-dependent effect of sugar kelp on diet-induced obesity mice model.
- Focused on the role of HDAC4 in hepatocytes in alcoholic hepatitis using the hepatocyte-specific Hdac4 knockout mice model.
- Gathered, organized, and entered data into Prism.
- Worked as a member of an integrated project team in highly collaborative work environment.
Education
Ph.D. - Molecular Nutrition
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT05.2024
M.S. - Molecular Nutrition
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT05.2023
B.S. - Food And Nutrition
Kyunghee University
Seoul, South Korea02.2019
Skills
- Aorta isolation, Aortic root sectioning & staining
- Molecular and cell biology: DNA and RNA isolation from cell & tissue, protein extraction from cell & tissue, PCR, real-time PCR (qPCR), gel electrophoresis, western blot, ROS assay, cell cytotoxicity assay, immunocytochemistry
- Primary mouse cell isolation: hepatocytes, hepatic stellate cells, adipocytes, splenocytes
- In vivo: special diet feeding (HF/HS/HC, ethanol), mouse breeding and maintaining the colony, genotyping, oral gavage, blood collection (tail vein bleeding, cardiac puncture), comprehensive lab animal monitoring system, EchoMRI
- In vitro: cell line culturing (HepG2, HepaRG, VL-17A, VA-13, 3T3-L1, Raw 2647 macrophages, Caco-2), cell treatment, cryopreserving
- Presentation Skills
- Strong Work Ethic
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP
- Shirley Gerrior Scholarship for Research Excellence, University of Connecticut 2023.
- Margaret Ware Scholarship, University of Connecticut 2023.
PUBLICATIONS
- Jang, H., Kim, M. B., Kang, H., Corvino, O., Lee, J. Y., & Park, Y. K. Dietary sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) consumption inhibits adipose tissue inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity (In preparation)
- Jang, H., Woo, H., Corvino, O., Kang, H., Kim, M. B., Lee, J. Y., & Park, Y. K. Dietary Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) consumption did not attenuate atherosclerosis in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice (In preparation)
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
University Of Connecticut
08.2019 - Current
Ph.D. - Molecular Nutrition
University of Connecticut
M.S. - Molecular Nutrition
University of Connecticut
B.S. - Food And Nutrition
Kyunghee University
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