Department of Food and Nutrition
College of Human Ecology
Yonsei University, South Korea
Laboratory of
Molecular and Cellular Nutrition
Prof. Lee Seung-Min (이승민)
Address : Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Samsung Hall 507
Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro,
Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea
Telp. : 82-2-2123-3118
Fax : 82-2-2123-3115
E-mail : leeseungmin@yonsei.ac.kr
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Iron Metabolism and Immediate Early Genes
Cancer-related Genes Expression
Cancer-related Human Metabolomics
Biological Effects and Molecular Mechanism of Mineral and Isoflavones
Biological Effects and Molecular Mechanism of Fermented Foods
Clinical Nutrition in Breast Cancer Patients
with lymphedema
EDUCATION
1992 - 1996 Yonsei University (BS)
1996 - 1998 Yonsei University (MS)
2002 - 2007 Univ. of California at Berkeley
(Ph.D)
2007 - 2010 Columbia University
(Post-doctoral Fellow)
2010 - 2010 Mount Sinai Medical Center
(Post-doctoral Fellow)
AWARDS
2007 : E.L. Robert Stokstad Memorial Prize
UC Berkeley
2004 : Second Prize for Poster Competition
The Bruce Ames International Symposium on Nutritional Genomics
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2018.07 - 2019.01 : 베티카 주식회사/Wellness 간편대용식(CMR)컨셉 기획에 관한 연구
2018.07 - 2018.10 : (주)에브릿/발효된 마늘과 상추 혼합액 내의 미생물 균총 및 식품 분석
2017.05 - 2017.11 : 건강기능식품 기능성 원료 확대를 위한 후보 원료 조사 연구
2016.07 - 2018.12 : [Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - 농림축산식품부]
Development of anti-glycolysis targeted medical food for cancer patients
- "The development of glycolytic inhibition-based ketonic diet or medical food developed for cancer
patients and the evaluation of their efficacy using metabolomics"
암세포 해당작용 저해기반 암환자 특수 치료식이(ketogenic diet)
- "암환자용 해당작용 저해 기반 케톤식이 또는 특수의료용도식품 개발 및 효능평가를 위한 혈청 대사체 변화 연구"
2016-07 - 2017-01 : 전립선암 환자에서의 스마트 After-Care 서비스 테스트베드 구축 및 실증
Smart After-Care service in Patients with Prostate Cancer
2016.07 - 2017.07 : [Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical - 광동제약]
Protective effects of corn silk extracts on UV-induced skin damage
옥수수수염 추출물의 UV 피부손상의 보호효과 연구
2016.06 - 2022.05 : [National Research Foundation of Korea - 한국연구재단]
The mechanism of dysregulated iron homeostasis in cancer cells and the roles of Egr1 and ATF3 in
regulation of cancer growth and iron metabolism
유방암세포의 비정상적 철분 항상성 조절 기전과 Egr1과 ATF3의 암성장 및 철분대사조절 역할 규명
2016-04 - 2019-04 : [림프부종연구(임피던스)] 생체전기임피던스법을 이용한 체성분 분석을 통한 유방암 생존자의 림프 부종 위험 연구
Prospective study on lymphedema risk factors related to breast cancer survivors and bioelectric
impedance analysis
2016-02 - 2018-12 : [2년 추적연구] 유방암 생존자의 림프부종위험관련요인에 대한 2년 추적연구
Prospective study on lymphedema risk factors related to breast cancer survivors
2015-04 - 2017-04 : 케톤생성식이요법 시행 아동의 맛에 따른 기호도 및 식사섭취량 조사
Preferences and diet intakes according to the taste in children on ketogenic diet
2015-09 - : [CanDy 2] 암환자 식욕 및 미각 역치 변화 연구
A Study on the Changes in Tastes and the Appetite in Cancer Patients (CanDy-2)
2013.02 - 2015.01 : [CanDy 1] 암치료보조식 개발을 위한 암환자 미각 변화 및 선호식품 조사
A Study on the Changes in Tastes and the Preferred Food in Cancer Patients for the development of
cancer treatment supportive food (CanDy)
2012.12 - 2015.12 : Regulatory mechanism of immediate early genes (IEGs) by an iron chelator and its roles in cell growth
2013.05 - 2014.04 : [University Research Foundation - 다학제간] Cancer treatment supportive food development study
2013.07 - 2014.07 : [Korean Food Service Research Project - 한식세계화 용역연구사업]
Development of rice cake recipes for health promoting functionality and its evaluation for health
2013.12 - 2014.11 : [Wellfarm Project]
Development of meal replacement product using potato and soybean that reduce feeling of hunger as
a main ingredients for weight management purpose
LECTURE
학부강의
FNS3124-01-00
Nutrition Physiology
This course is designed for undergraduate students whose major is Food and Nutrition. This course will provide fundamentals of all aspects of human physiology.
FNS3119-01-00
Field Study
Two weeks field practium for the preparation of dietetics will be performed before academic semester starts. 2 weeks credit of dietetic field practicum will be given, which is required for the qualification of National Examination for Dietetian. Grading will be based on 82% of field evaluation score and 18% of field practium report.
FNS2001-01-00
Junior Seminar
The purpose of this course is to let undergraduate student be exposed to recent research interests in the areas of food and nutrition by attending seminars and conferences.Students are expected to attend field trip to lrean about new instruments, to read papers and give a presentation on the food and nutrition topics, to write on a short proposal and to experience lab techniques.
FNS2102-01-01/02
Biochemistry
This course is designed for the undergraduate students in the department of Food and Nutrition. This course will provide the basics of biochemistry.
대학원 강의
FNS6530-01
Nutrition and Cancer Biology
This course aims to provide textbook knowledge of cell biology and its alteration in cancer.
FNS6732-01
Advanced Nutrition and Molecular Biology
This course will provide the basic concepts of molecular biology and the applications in nutrition field.
FNS7847-01
Nutrition and Cell Biology
This course aims to provide a solid foundation of cell biology by introducing key concepts in cell biology. Students will learn various cellular processes including cell organization, intracellular transports, and cell signaling.
FNS6634-01
Minerals in Nutrition
This course aims to provide the basic knowledge of mineral metabolism and to discuss the most updated recent research progress.