Seung Joon Baek, Ph.D.

The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Pathobiology

2407 River Drive (Rm A228)

Knoxville, TN 37996
Office 865-974-8216

Lab 865-974-2310, 1884, 5875

Fax 865-974-5616

Email sbaek2@utk.edu

 

 

Education:

• Ph.D in Human Genetics. University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. 1998.
• M.S. in Agricultural Chemistry.Seoul National University, Korea, 1991
• B.S. in Agricultural Chemistry Seoul National University, Korea, 1989.

Professional Positions:

• 2003 July -present Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiology, Knoxville, TN
• 2002-2003 Research Fellow, NIEHS, NIH
• 1998-2002 IRTA Fellowship, NIEHS, NIH

Honors and Awards:

• 2006 Mentor of Ronal McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
• 2005 External Examiner of Ph.D thesis, Toronto, University of Toronto (Dr. Jeffrey Wong)
• 2003 AACR-AFLAC Scholar-in-Training Award, La Jolla, CA
• 2000 FARE 2003 award, NIEHS, NIH
• 2000 FARE 2001 award, NIEHS, NIH
• 1995 Best Poster Award, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
• 1992-1998 Graduate Research Assistantship, Division of Human Genetics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
• 1989-1991 Teaching Assistantship, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea

Grants:

• 2003-2006 (PI: Baek SJ) NIH/NIEHS K22 ES011657 $ 324,000 Transcription Regulation and biological function of NAG-1
• 2005-2007 (PI: Baek SJ) NIH/NCI R21CA109423 $ 342,452
  Anti-cancer effects by the green tea catechins
• 2006-2011 (PI: Baek SJ) NIH/NCI RO1CA108975 $1,029,500
  PPARgamma ligands in colorectal cancer
• 2006-2009 (PI: Baek SJ) American Cancer Society CNE-111611 $ 522,000 Gene alterations by NSAIDs

Patent:

• DHHS Reference No. E-170-00/0 filed 08 Sep 2000: Eling TE, and Baek SJ. A Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Related Gene Which Has Anti-Tumorigenic Properties

Manuscript Reviews: Journals

• Int J Cancer
• Carcinogenesis
• Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
• Biochimie
• Toxicological Sciences
• Apoptosis
• Cancer Letters

Teaching Experience:

• CEM609 Mechanism of Disease
• CEM612 Journal Club in Pathobiology

Membership in Scientific Societies:

• American Association of Cancer Research
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Articles in the Newspapers

• Knoxville News Sentinel, May 29, 2006, “UT researcher seeks powers within plants, pain pills.”