Professor
Myunggi Yi (이명기)
45 Yongso-ro, Nam-Gu,
Major of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Smart Healthcare
Industry 4.0 Convergence Bionics Engineering (BK21)
Busan 48513, South Korea
Email :
Fax: +82-51-629-5873
Employments and Educations
2017 - 2018 : Visiting Scholar at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, USA
2011 - current : Professor at the Pukyong National University. South Korea
2010 - 2011 : Postdoctoral Fellow with Jeffrey J. Gray (advisor) and Marc Ostermeier, Johns Hopkins University, USA
2008 - 2010 : Postdoctoral Associate with Huan-Xiang Zhou (advisor) and Timothy A. Cross, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, USA
2002 - 2008 : Ph.D. in Computational Biophysics, Department of Physics, Florida State University, USA
Thesis : Dynamics of Biomolecules, Ligand Binding & Biological Functions (advisor: Huan-Xiang Zhou)
Selected Publications
Functional stability of water wire-carbonyl interactions in an ion channel, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 117, 11908-11915
Silver-lactoferrin nanocomplexes as a potent antimicrobial agent, J Am Chem Soc 138, 7899-7909
Insight into the mechanism of the influenza A proton channel from a structure in a lipid bilayer, Science 330, 509-512
Conformational heterogeneity of the M2 proton channel and a structural model for channel activation, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106, 13311-13316
Test of the Gouy-Chapman theory for a charged lipid membrane against explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations, Phys Rev Lett 101, 038103
Spontaneous conformational change and toxin binding in alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: Insight into channel activation and inhibition, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105, 8280-8285
Positions are available: We are looking for people who are highly motivated and creative scientists with
(1) experienced in software (web/app) development (with Python, C++, or other languages)
(2-1) strong interest in computational biophysics (molecular modeling, molecular biology, biochemistry and structural biology)
or (2-2) strong interest in machine learning and AI development (for developing medical devices or computational biology)
(3) proven ability to problem solving and to managing multiple projects
(4) excellent oral and written communication skills in English
(5) working well both independently and in team environment that requires collaboration with multidisciplinary groups.
Students will be supported by BK21 scholarship and more.
Please send me an E-mail with your CV.
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