허근 교수(의과대학 의학과)

o (2001) B.S., Sungkyunkwan University College of Life Science, Seoul, Korea
o (2004) M.S., Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
o (2008) Ph.D., Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

o (2019~Present) Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
o (2022~Present) Secretary General, Faculty Assembly, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
o (2019~2020) Vice Dean of Strategy, Division of Planning and Coordination, Office of Planning, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
o (2014~2019) Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
o (2013~2014) Senior Researcher, Korea Research Institute Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea
o (2010~2013) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Baylor Research Institute and Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
o (2008~2010) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
o (2008~2008) Senior Research Fellow, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Cancer (Colorectal cancer, Gastric cancer, and Hepatocellular carcinoma),
Metastasis,
Organoids,
Inflammation,
Carcinogenesis,
Cancer Biomarker,
Liquid Biopsy,
Epigenetics(Methylation and Histone modification),
Non-coding RNAs(microRNA, lncRNA, circRNA),
Exosome, Animal model

o MicroRNA-200c modulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in human colorectal cancer metastasis. Gut. Sep 2013;62(9):1315-1326.
o Hypomethylation of long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) leads to activation of proto-oncogenes in human colorectal cancer metastasis. Gut. Apr 2014;63(4):635-646.
o MicroRNA-29c mediates initiation of gastric carcinogenesis by directly targeting ITGB1. Gut. Feb 2015;64(2):203-214.
o Identification of a metastasis-specific MicroRNA signature in human colorectal cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Mar 2015;107(3).
o Circulating microRNA-203 predicts prognosis and metastasis in human colorectal cancer. Gut. Apr 2017;66(4):654-665.
o Epigenetic regulation of SMAD3 by histone methyltransferase SMYD2 promotes lung cancer metastasis. Exp Mol Med. May 1 2023.