Prof. Sung-Chul Jung is teaching Biochemistry and Medical Genetics as a Professor of Biochemistry in College of Medicine. His main research subjects are sphingolipid metabolism, lysosomal storage diseases and neurometabolic diseases. He is also interested in development of cell and gene therapies for genetic diseases. He has attended and served several academic societies including Korean Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic diseases, Korean Society of Medical Genetics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society, and International Society of Cellular Therapy.
Biochemical and functional characterization of skeletal muscle cells differentiated from tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMuscle and Nerve, 2023, v.68 no.2, 219-229
Preclinical Efficacy of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration by Schwann Cell-like Cells Differentiated from Human Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in C22 MiceBiomedicines, 2023, v.11 no.12, 3334
Fabry disease exacerbates renal interstitial fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction via impaired autophagy and enhanced apoptosisKIDNEY RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, 2021, v.40 no.2, 208-219
A Novel Method to Differentiate Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vitro into Estrogen-Secreting CellsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2020, v.18 no.2, 0
A novel histone deacetylase 6 inhibitor improves myelination of Schwann cells in a model of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1ABritish Journal of Pharmacology, 2020, v.177 no.22, 5096-5113
Differentiation of Motor Neuron-Like Cells from Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Possible Application to Neuromuscular Junction FormationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 2019, v.20 no.11, 2702
Far-infrared irradiation inhibits adipogenic differentiation and stimulates osteogenic differentiation of human tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells: Role of protein phosphatase 2BCellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2019, v.52 no.2, 240-253
Association of miR-149 polymorphism with onset age and severity in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1ANEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, 2018, v.28 no.6, 502-507
Differentiation of Human Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Schwann-Like Cells Improves Neuromuscular Function in a Mouse Model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1AINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 2018, v.19 no.8, 2393
Sustained release of parathyroid hormone via in situ cross-linking gelatin hydrogels improves the therapeutic potential of tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells for hypoparathyroidismJOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 2018, v.12 no.3, E1747-E1756
Autophagy induction in the skeletal myogenic differentiation of human tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cellsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2017, v.39 no.4, 831-840
Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy concurrent with distal and proximal weakness by translational elongation of the 3 ' UTR in NEFHJOURNAL OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, 2017, v.22 no.3, 200-207
HDAC6 Inhibitors Rescued the Defective Axonal Mitochondrial Movement in Motor Neurons Derived from the Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells of Peripheral Neuropathy Patients with HSPB1 MutationSTEM CELLS INTERNATIONAL, 2016
Maternal Food Restriction during Pregnancy and Lactation Adversely Affect Hepatic Growth and Lipid Metabolism in Three-Week-Old Rat OffspringINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 2016, v.17 no.12
Myogenic differentiation potential of human tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells and their potential for use to promote skeletal muscle regenerationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2016, v.37 no.5, 1209-1220
Substrate-specific gene expression profiles in different kidney cell types are associated with Fabry diseaseMolecular Medicine Reports, 2015, v.12 no.4, 5049-5057
Application of variant-calling algorithms for Mendelian disorders: Lessons from whole-exome sequencing in charcot-marie-tooth diseaseClinical Genetics, 2014, v.86 no.3, 298-299
Characterization of long-term in vitro culture-related alterations of human tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells: role for CCN1 in replicative senescence-associated increase in osteogenic differentiationJOURNAL OF ANATOMY, 2014, v.225 no.5, 510-518