

Projects
2024 녹색융합 기술연구 전문인력 양성 사업 (환경부)
Presentation
Understanding the anti-inflammatory properties of ergosterol peroxide derivatives from Daedaleopsis confragosa (2024 한국생약학회)
Anticancer effects of steroids from medicinal mushroom Daedaleopsis confragosa on MDA-MB-231 cells via regulation of NOS2-associated signaling pathways (2025 Food Chemistry Conference, Scotland, UK) *Best Poster Award
Intern (2023. 07 ~ 2023. 08)
MS/PhD Course (2023. 09 ~ present)
Publications
Jung, B.*; Heo, E. J.*; Nguyen, D. L.; Youn, U. J.; Kim, K. H.; Son, B.#; Lee, S.# Antimicrobial steroids from poisonous mushroom Gymnopilus orientispectabilis and their molecular docking studies. Separations 2025, 12, 23.
Jung, H. Y.*; Jung, H. W.*; Koo, M. H.*; Hong, T. H.; Kim, D. J.; Lee, J. S.; Lee, Y. H.; Jang, H.; Kim, J. H.; Kim, S.; Heo, E. J.; Lee, S.#; Youn, U. J.#; Lee, J. T.# An architecting binder derived from Antarctic red algae to accelerate sulfur redox kinetics in Li-S batteries. Materials Today 2025, 83, 231-241.
Sim, J. H.*; Shin, S. W.*; Heo, E. J.*; Kim, N. W.; Lee, J. H.; Youn, U. J.; Kang, T. H.#; Lee, S.# Exploring the anti-inflammatory potential of 9,11-dehydroergosterol peroxide: In vitro, in vivo zebrafish assay, and in silico studies. ChemistrySelect 2025, e06180.
Heo, E. J.*; Kim, Y.*; Chang, J. W.*; Youn, U. J.; Oh, S. J.#; Lee, S.# Ferroptosis-mediated anti-cancer activity of endoperoxide-containing steroids derived from Daedaleopsis confragosa via targeting NOS2. Animal Cells and Systems. Accepted.
Phi, K. H.*; Heo, E. J.*; Kwon, S.; Jung, B.; Youn, U. J.; Lee, S.# Space-resilient lichens: A comprehensive review on survival strategies and stress-adaptive secondary metabolites. Submitted.
Heo, E. J.*; Jung, B.*; Kwon, S.; Jeong, S.; Lee, S.# Anti-cancer metabolites from marine sponges of extreme environments. In preparation.
Jung, B.*; Heo, E. J.*; Kwon, S.; Jang, Y. S.; Kim, K. H.; Park, H.; Park, K. H.; Kim, J.#; Lee, S.# Antiobesity effects of secondary metabolites from Chrysosplenium flagelliferum: in vitro and in silico studies. In preparation.