

Projects
2024 녹색융합 기술연구 전문인력 양성 사업 (환경부)
Poster 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
Chemical constituents of Sphaerophorus globosus with antimicrobial potential against Staphylococcus aureus (2025 한국생약학회)
Oral presentation
Metabolomic insights into flavonoid enrichment in the cell wall of Antarctic moss (2026 5th International Conference on IT-BIO Convergence)
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 2026, 30, 20-34.
Kim-Hoa Phi, Heo, E. J.; Kwon, S.; Youn, U. J.; Lee, S.# Bioactive Secondary Metabolites at the Ends of the Earth (2015 - 2025): Insights into Arctic and Antarctic Aquatic Sources. Marine Drugs 2026, 24, 93.
Jung, B.; Kwon, S.; Heo, E. J.; Jang, Y. S.; Yu, J. S.; Kim, K. H.; Kim, J. A.; Lee, S.# Phytochemical profiling of Sambucus racemosa ssp. pendula endemic to Ulleung Island, Korea. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2026, 127, 105256.
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.; Choi, M. Y.; Jang, Y. S.; Kim, K. H.; Park, G. H.; Kim, J. A.#; Lee, S.# Antiobesity effects of secondary metabolites from Chrysosplenium flagelliferum: in vitro and in silico studies. Submitted.
Heo, E. J.*; Jung, B.*; Kwon, S.; Jeong, S.; Lee, S.# Anti-cancer metabolites from marine sponges of extreme environments. In preparation.