*: These authors contributed equally to this study and share the first authorship.
#: Co-corresponding author.


27. Danbi Lee, Hyeonseok Jeong, Yu Geong Lee, Sun-Young Hwang, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
ABCB1 confers resistance to carboplatin by accumulating stem-like cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle in p53null ovarian cancer. Cell death discrovery (IF; 6.1) 

2024
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26. Yu-Gyeong Lee, Danbi Lee, Hwijae Cha, Jungho Ahn, Hwa Seon Koo, Sun-Young Hwang, Gaeun Lee, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
The therapeutic effects of vitamin D3 administration on the embryo implantation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (IF; 6.9) 
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25. Van Dan Nguyen, Huynh Quoc Nguyen, Hoang Khang Bui, Youn-Jung Kang#, Tae Seok Seo #. 
A smartphone-controllable molecular diagnostic platform for SARS-CoV-2 detection by reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification. ​
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (IF; 8.0) 

24. Sun-Young Hwang*, Danbi Lee*, Gaeun Lee*, Jungho Ahn, Yu-Gyeong Lee, Hwa Seon Koo, Youn-Jung Kang#.
Endometrial organoids: a reservoir of functional mitochondria for uterine repair. Theranostics (IF; 12.4) 

2023
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23. Hyeongjin Jo, Yujun Song, Danbi Lee, Youn‐Jung Kang, Jungho Ahn, Ji‐Hyeon Song. 
Lego‐Like Model Reconfigurable and Transparent Stretchable Strain Sensor for Wearable and Biomedical Applications. Advanced Functional Materials (IF; 19.929) 

22. Jungho Ahn*, Tugce Sen*, Danbi Lee*, Hyeonji Kim, Jae Yeon Lee, Hwa Seon Koo, Jae Yun Kim, Jisoo Kim,  Jinah Jang#, Youn-Jung Kang#, Dong-Woo Cho#. 
Uterus-derived decellularized extracellular matrix-mediated endometrial regeneration and fertility enhancement. Advanced Functional Materials (IF; 19.929)

21. Jieun Won*, Danbi Lee*, Yu-Gyeong Lee, Seon-Hwa Hong, Jee Hyun Kim, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
The therapeutic effects and optimal timing of granulocyte colony stimulating factor intrauterine administration during IVF-ET. Life Sciences (IF; 6.780)

20. Danbi Lee, Jungho Ahn, Hwa Seon Koo, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
Intrauterine Botulinum Toxin A administration promotes endometrial regeneration mediated by IGFBP3-dependent OPN proteolytic cleavage in thin endometrium. 
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ‌(IF; 9.207)

2022
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19. Danbi Lee*, Yu-Gyeong Lee*, Jieun Won, Seon-Hwa Hong, Jee Hyun Kim, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
Effects of intrauterine human chorionic gonadotropin administration on endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation. Life Sceinces ‌(IF; 6.780)

18. Jieun Shin, Hwang Kwon, Dong Hee Choi, Chan Park, Ji Hyang Kim, Jeehyun Kim, Youn-Jung Kang#, Hwa Seon Koo. 
Accumulated Vitrified Embryos Could Be a Method  for Increasing Pregnancy Rates in Patients with Poor Ovarian Response. Journal of Clinical Medicine  (IF; 4.964)

17. Jeesoo Woo, Hwang Kwon, Donghee Choi, Chan Park, Jihyang Kim, Jieun Shin, Jeehyun Kim, Youn-Jung Kang#, Hwaseon Koo.
Effects of Elevated Progesterone Levels on the Day of hCG on the Quality of Oocyte and Embryo. Journal of Clinical Medicine (IF; 4.964)

2021
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16. Min-Ji Yoon, Hwijae Cha, Jungho Ahn, Danbi Lee, Hyun-Seok Jeong, Hwa Seon Koo, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
Dysfunctional activity of classical DNA end-joining confers acquired resistance to carboplatin in human ovarian cancer cells. Cancer Letters  ‌(IF; 9.756)

15. Jungho Ahn, Min-Ji Yoon, Seon-Hwa Hong, Hwijae Cha, Danbi Lee, Hwa Seon Koo, Ji-Eun Ko, Jungseub Lee, Soojung Oh, Noo Li Jeon, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
Three-dimensional Microengineered Vascularised Endometrium-on-a-Chip. Human Reproduction (IF; 6.353)

14. Hwa Seon Koo, Min-Ji Yoon, Seon-Hwa Hong, Jungho Ahn, Hwijae Cha, Danbi Lee, Hwang Kwon, Dong Hee Choi, Kyung-Ah Lee, Jung-Jae Ko, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
CXCL12 enhances pregnancy outcome via improvement of endometrial receptivity in mice. Scientific Reports  (IF; 4.996)
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13. Min-Jung You, Chan Rim, Youn-Jung Kang#, Min-Soo Kwon#
A new method for obtaining bankable and expandable adult-like microglia in mice. Journal of neuroinflammation (IF;  8.0)

12. Hwa Seon Koo, Min-Ji Yoon, Seon-Hwa Hong, Jungho Ahn, Hwijae Cha, Danbi Lee, Chan Woo Park, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
Non-invasive intra-uterine administration of Botulinum Toxin A enhances endometrial angiogenesis and improves the rates of embryo implantation. 
Reproductive Sciences (IF; 2.924)

11. Chang-Jin Lee*, Min-Ji Yoon*, Dong Hyun Kim, Tae Uk Kim, Youn-Jung Kang#.  
Profilin-1; a novel regulator of DNA damage response and repair machinery in keratinocytes. Molecular Biology Reports (IF; 2.742)

2020
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10. Chang-Jin Lee*, Seon-Hwa Hong*, Min-Ji Yoon, Kyung-Ah Lee, Jee Hyun Kim, Dong Hee Choi, Hwang Kwon, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
Endometrial profilin 1: A key player in embryo-endometrial crosstalk. CERM  (KSRM-MERCK Awarded)

9. Chang-Jin Lee*, Seon-Hwa Hong*, Min-Ji Yoon, Kyung-Ah Lee, Dong Hee Choi, Hwang Kwon, Jung-Jae Ko, Hwa Seon Koo, Youn-Jung Kang#. 
Eupatilin treatment inhibits transforming growth factor beta-induced endometrial fibrosis in vitro. CERM

8. Su-Yeon Lee*, Youn-Jung Kang*, Jinie Kwon, Yoshihiro Nishi, Toshihiko Yanase, Kyung-Ah Lee, Mi Kyoung Koong. 
miR-4463 regulates aromatase expression and activity for 17B-estradiol synthesis in response to follicle-stimulating hormone. CERM

Before 2020
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7. Youn-Jung Kang, Catherine T Yan*. 
Regulation of DNA repair in the absence of non-homologous end joining. DNA Repair  (IF; 4.354/2018)

6. Youn-Jung Kang, Barbara Balter, Eva Csizmadia, Brian Hass, Roderick Bronson, Catherine T Yan. 
Contribution of classical end-joining to PTEN inactivation in p53-mediated glioblastoma stem cells and drug-resistant survival. Nature Communications (IF; 17.694/2017)

5. Newton R, Papa A, Lu Y, Whitcher G, Kang YJ, Yan CT, Pandolfi PP, and Turka TA. 
Suppression of T cell lymphomagenesis requires PTEN phosphatase activity. Blood (IF; 25.669/2015)

4. Youn-Jung Kang, Miranda Lees, Laura C. Matthews, Susan J. Kimber, Karen Forbes, and John D. Aplin. 
miR-145 suppresses embryo-epithelial juxtacrine communication at implantation by modulating maternal IGF1. Journal of Cell Science  (IF; 5.235/2015).

3. Youn-Jung Kang, Karen Forbes, Janet Carver and John D Aplin. 
The role of the osteopontin-integrin alpha v beta 3 interaction at implantation: functional analysis using three different in vitro models. 
Human Reproduction  (IF; 6.353/2014).
 
2. Junaid Kashir, Celine Jones, Walaa Ramadan, Youn-Jung Kang, Janet Carver, Tracey Griffiths, Karen Turner and Kevin Coward. 
Magnifying human fertility: microscopy and assisted reproductive technology. ‘In Focus’ – Journal of the Royal Microscopy Society 25,4-23 (2013).  

1. KyengMin Joo, Dr. Juyoun Jin, Dr. Eunhee Kim, Dr. Kang Ho Kim, Dr. Yonghyun Kim, Mr. Bong Gu Kang, Youn-Jung Kang, Dr. Justin D. Lathia, Dr. Kwang Ho Cheng, Dr. Paul Song, Dr. Hyunggee Kim, Dr. Ho Jun Seol, Doo-Sik Kong, Dr. Jung-Il Lee, Dr. Jeremy N. Rich, Dr. Do-Hyun Nam. 
MET Signaling Regulates Glioblastoma Stem Cells. Cancer Research (IF; 13.312/2012).