Professor: Jong-In Hong
Research Interests
Our research involves the fields of molecular recognition and supramolecular chemistry. A major focus of the group is on the development of optical and electrochemical sensors for biological anions such as phosphates, pyrophosphates, peptides, proteins, nucleotides and nucleic acids. Continuous works are directed at the bioanalytical applications such as an enzyme assay, a pyrosequencing technique, disease diagnosis and bioimaging. We are also developing organic materials for organic light-emitting diodes, organic thin film transistors and organic solar cells. Other research programs involve the development of self-assembled superstructures such as helical structures, tubular structures, chiral capsules and liquid crystals with helicity, based on metal-ligand and hydrogen bonding interactions. These supramolecules will be applied to molecular containers, chiral separation and molecule delivery.
- e-mail: jihong@snu.ac.kr
- Office: +82-2-880-6682
- Fax: +82-2-889-1568
- Lab.: +82-2-874-5902
Experience and education
1978 - 1982
B.S. in Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
1982 - 1984
M.S. in Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Advisor: Prof. Eun Lee
1985 - 1990
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Columbia University, New York Advisor: Prof. W. Clark Still
1991 - 1992
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, M.I.T. Advisor: Prof. Julius Rebek, Jr.
1993 -
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University
2006 - 2008
Associate Dean, Faculty of Liberal Education, Seoul National Univ.
2009 -
Director for Molecular Science Research Institute, Seoul National Univ.
2009 -
Vice Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National Univ.
2004
KOSEF Excellent Research Award
2006
KCS Organic Division Shim Sang Chul Award
2008
KRF Excellent Research Award
2010
Excellent Research Award (College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University)
2010
Sigma-Aldrich Award
2013
Carbon Culture Award
2016
Kim Yong Hae Lectureship Award (KAIST)
Honors and awards
Representative publications
Anal. Chem., 2010, 82(19), 8259-826
Ik-Soo Shin, Se Won Bae, Hasuck Kim, and Jong-In Hong, Electrogenerated Chemiluminescent Anion Sensing: Selective Recognition and Sensing of Pyrophosphate
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49(29), 4919-4923
Hyun-Woo Rhee, Seung Hwan Lee, Ik-Soo Shin, Hun Hee Park, Kyungja Han, Tai Hyun Park, and Jong-In Hong, Detection of Protein Kinase Activity Using Versatile Fluorescent Quencher Probes
Small, 2010, 6(14), 1499-1503
Se Won Bae, Min Sun Cho, A Reum Jeong, Bo-Ra Choi, Dong-Eun Kim, Woon-Seok Yeo, and Jong-In Hong, Apoptotic Cell Imaging Using Phosphatidylserine-Specific Receptor-Conjugated Ru(bpy)32+-Doped Silica Nanoparticles
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 10107-10112
Hyun-Woo Rhee, So Jung Choi, Sang Ho Yoo, Yong Oh Jang, Hun Hee Park, Rosa Maria Pinto, Jose Carlos Cameselle, Francisco J. Sandoval, Sanja Roje, Kyungja Han, Doo Soo Chung, Junghun Suh, and Jong-In Hong, A Bifunctional Molecule as an Artificial FMN Cyclase and a Chemosensor for Selective Fluorescent Detection of Flavins
Accounts of Chemical Research, 2009, 42, 23-31
Kim, S. K., Lee, D. H., Hong, J.-I. & Yoon, J., Chemosensors for Pyrophosphate
Advanced Functional Materials, 2009, 19, 711-717
Tae-Hyuk Kwon, Yong Ho Oh, Ik-Soo Shin & Jong-In Hong, New Approach Toward Fast Response Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells Based on Neutral Iridium Complexes via Cation Transport
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 3726-3727
Kwon, T.-H., Kwon, J. & Hong, J.-I., Signal Amplification via Intramolecular Energy Transfer Using Tripodal Neutral Iridium(III) Complexes upon Binding to Avidin
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 784-785
Rhee, H.-W., Lee, C.-R., Cho, S.-H., Song, M.-R., Cashel, M., Choy, H. E., Seok, Y.-J. & Hong, J.-I., Selective Fluorescent Chemosensor for the Bacterial Alarmone (p)ppGpp
Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 3673-3680
Kwon, T.-H., Kim, M. K., Kwon, J., Shin, D.-Y., Park, S. J., Lee, C.-L., Kim, J.-J. & Hong, J.-I., Highly Efficient Light-Harvesting System Based on a Phosphorescent Acceptor Coupled with Dendrimer Donors via Singlet-Singlet and Triplet-Triplet Energy Transfer
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 4524-4525
Rhee, H.-W., Choi, H.-Y., Han, K. & Hong, J.-I., Selective Fluorescent Detection of Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide in Human Eosinophils by Using Bis(Zn2+-Dipicolylamine) Complex
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 1040-1041
Lee, H. Y., Nam, S. R. & Hong, J.-I., Microtubule Formation Using Two-Component Gel System
Organometallics, 2005, 24, 1578-1585
Tae-Hyuk Kwon, Hyo Soon Cho, Myoung Ki Kim, Ji-Whan Kim, Jang-Joo Kim, Kwan Hee Lee, Su Jin Park, Ik-Soo Shin, Hasuck Kim, Dong Mok Shin, Young Keun Chung, and Jong-In Hong., Color tuning of cyclometalated iridium complexes through modification of phenylpyrazole derivatives and ancillary ligand based on ab initio calculations
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 4777-4780
Dong Hoon Lee, Soon Young Kim & Jong-In Hong, A Fluorescent Pyrophosphate Sensor with High Selectivity over ATP in Wate
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 7752-7753
Lee, D. H., Im, J. H., Son, S. U., Chung, Y. K. & Hong, J.-I., An Azophenol-based Chromogenic Pyrophosphate Sensor in Water
Chem. Commun., 2001, 0, 1188-1189
Lee, D. H., Lee, H. Y., Lee, K. H. & Hong, J.-I., Selective anion sensing based on a dual-chromophore approach
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2002, 41, 3174-3177
Hae-Jo Kim, Dohyun Moon, Myoung Soo Lah & Jong-In Hong, An enantiomerically pre propeller-shaped supramolecular capsule based on the stereospecific self-assembly of two chiral tris(oxazolines) around three Ag(I) ions
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2002, 41, 2947-2950
Yeon-Hwan Kim & Jong-In Hong, Molecular Recognition of Carbohydrates through Directional Hydrogen Bonds by Urea-Appended Porphyrins in Organic Media
12th Korea-Japan Seminar on Organic Chemistry
Tokyo, Japan, September 2005
2005 Pacifichem
Honolulu, Hawaii, December 2005
International Symposium, Department of Chemistry
Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea, February 2006
The 5th Frontiers in Organic Chemistry Workshop
Inchon, Korea, January 2006
2006 Asian Core Program
Okinawa, October 2006
13th Korea-Japan Seminar on Organic Chemistry
KAIST, Korea, October 2007
Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University
Xiamen, China, November 2007
2007 Asian Core Program: 2nd International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia
Busan, Korea, September, 2007
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada, October, 2008
The 2nd ChemComm International Symposium
POSTECH, Korea, November 2008
SNU-Stanford Joint Symposium
Seoul National Univ., Seoul, Korea, September 2009
14th Korea-Japan Seminar on Organic Chemistry
Atami, Japan, October 2009
2009 International Symposium on Molecular Sensing and Fluorescent Imaging
Dalian, China, September 2009
13th Asian Chemical Congress
Shanghai, China, September 2009
The 2nd Seoul National University-National University of Singapore Chemistry Joint Symposium
NUS, Singapore, March 2010
The 1st Asian Chemical Biology Conference
Seoul, Korea, June 25-27, 2010
Molecular Sensors and Molecular Logic Gate-2010
Antalya, Turkey, October 22-25, 2010
Visiting Lectureship of the Chemistry Research Promotion Center
National Science Council, Taiwan (National Chiao Tung University, Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University, November 12 and 16, 2010
SNU-Paris 7 Univ. Joint Symposium
Paris, France, September 21-23, 2011
Selected invited lectures