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Current Members

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Fortibui Maxine Mambo

Post-doc (2022.04 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
Ph.D. in chemistry & nanoscience, Ewha Womans University 

  1. S. A Yoon, Y. Cha, M. M. Fortibui, S. Y. Yoo, E.-Y. Jo, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging of Phase I Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes' Coord. Chem. Rev., 2023, 491, 215248

  2. M. M. Fortibui, S. A Yoon, S. Y. Yoo, J. Y. Son, M. H. Lee*, 'Advances in Dual-Sensing Bioprobes for Simultaneous Monitoring ATP and Various Biological Species' 2024, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2024, 510, 215800.

  3. M. M. Fortibui, C. Park, N. Y. Kim, T. H. Kim*, M. H. Lee*, 'Dual-Emissive Detection of ATP and Hypochlorite Ion for Monitoring Inflammation-Driven Liver Injury in Vitro and in Vivo' Anal. Chem. 2024, 96, 23, 9408–9415

윤신아

Shin A Yoon (윤신아)

Researcher (2024.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University 
M.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University
Ph.D. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University

  1. K. T. Kim, S. A Yoon, J. Ahn, Y. Choi, M. H. Lee*, J. H. Jung*, J. Park*, 'Synthesis of fluorescent naphthalimide-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles and their application for the selective detection of Zn2+ present in contaminated soil', Sensors and Autuators B: Chemical, 2017, 243, 1034.

  2. S. A Yoon, J. Lee, M. H. Lee*, 'A ratiometric fluorescent probe for Zn2+ based on pyrene-appended naphthalimide-dipicolyamine', Sensors and Autuators B: Chemical, 2018, 258, 50-55.

  3. S. A Yoon, W. Kim, A. Sharma, P. Verwilst, M. Won, M. H. Lee*, 'A fluorescent Cy7-Mercaptopyridine for the selective detection of glutatione over homocysteine and cysteine', Sensors, 2018, 18, 2897.

  4. S. A Yoon, J. H. Oh, S. K. Kim*, M. H. Lee*, 'Water-sensitive ratiometric fluorescent probes and application to test strip for rapid and reversible detection of water', Dyes Pigm., 2019, 165, 421-428.

  5. J. Lee, S. A Yoon, J. Chun, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'A red-emitting styrylnaphthalimide-based fluorescent probe providing a ratiometric signal change for the precise and quantitative detection of H2O2', Anal. Chim. Acta, 2019, 1080, 153-161.

  6. S. Son, J. H. Kim, X. Wang, C. Zhang, S. A Yoon, J. Shin, A. Sharma, M. H. Lee*, L. Cheng*, J. Wu* and J. S. Kim* 'Multifunctional sonosensitizers in sonodynamic cancer therapy', Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 3244.

  7. S. Y. Park, S. A Yoon, Y. Cha, M. H. Lee*, 'Recent advances in fluorescent probes for cellular antioxidants: Detection of NADH, hNQO1, H2S, and other redox biomolecules', Coord. Chem. Rev., 2021, 428, 213613.

  8. S. A Yoon, J. Chun, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'Self-Calibrating Bipartite Fluorescent Sensor for Nitroreductase Activity and Its Application to Cancer and Hypoxic Cells', ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2021, 4, 2052-2057. (Supplementary COVER Article)

  9. S. Y. Park, S. A Yoon, M. H. Lee*, 'Trimethyl Lock Quinone‐Functionalized Coumarin for Real‐time Monitoring of NQO1 Activity in the Live Cells', Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2021, 42, 119-123.

  10. S. J. Kim, S. Y. Park, S. A Yoon, C. Kim, C. Kang,* M. H. Lee*, 'Naphthalimide-4-(4-nitrophenyl)thiosemicarbazide: A fluorescent probe for simultaneous monitoring of viscosity and nitric oxide in living cells', Anal. Chem. 2021, 93, 4391-4397. (Supplementary COVER Article) 

  11. S. J. Kim, J. W. Yoon, S. A Yoon, M. H. Lee*, 'Ratiometric Fluorescence Assay for Nitroreductase Activity: Locked-Flavylium Fluorophore as a NTR-sensitive Molecular Probe' Molecules, 2021, 26, 1088.

  12. S. A Yoon , S.Y. Park, Y. Cha, L. Gopala, M. H. Lee*, 'Strategies of detecting bacteria using fluorescence-based dyes', Front. Chem., 2021, 9, 743923. 

  13. M. Maiti, S. A Yoon, Y. Cha, K. K. Athul, S. Bhuniya*, M. H. Lee*, 'Cell-specific activation of gemcitabine by endogenous H2S stimulation and tracking through simultaneous fluorescence turn-on', Chem. Commun., 2021,  57, 9614.

  14. S. A Yoon, L. Gopala, M. H. Lee*, 'Biocompatible 7-Nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole-embedded naphthalimide for exploring endogenous H2S in living cells' Spectrochim. Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc., 2023, 295, 122582.

  15. S. A Yoon, Y. Cha, M. M. Fortibui, S. Y. Yoo, E.-Y. Jo, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging of Phase I Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes' Coord. Chem. Rev., 2023, 491, 215248.

  16. M. M. Fortibui, S. A Yoon, S. Y. Yoo, J. Y. Son, M. H. Lee*, 'Advances in Dual-Sensing Bioprobes for Simultaneous Monitoring ATP and Various Biological Species', Coord. Chem. Rev., 2024, 510, 215800.

  17. S. A Yoon, S. J. Hong, J. Han*, M. H. Lee*, 'Ultrasensitive Determination of Cancer Hypoxia Based on Dual-Locking Fluorescence Response Utilizing NTR and H2S Keys' Anal. Chem. 2024, (in press)

박선영

Sun Young Park (박선영)

Researcher (2024.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University 
M.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University
Ph.D. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University

  1. M. H. Lee*, E.-J. Kim, H. Lee, S. Y. Park, K. S. Hong*, J. S. Kim* and J. L. Sessler*, 'Acid-triggered release of doxorubicin from a hydrazone-linked Gd3+-texaphyrin conjugate', Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 10551.

  2. M. H. Lee*, E.-J. Kim, H. Lee, H. M. Kim, M. J. Chang, S. Y. Park, K. S. Hong*, J. S. Kim*, J. L. Sessler*, 'Liposomal Texaphyrin Theranostics for Metastatic Liver Cancer', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 16380-16387.

  3. S. Y. Park, W. Kim, S. H. Park, J. Han, J. Lee, C. Kang*, and  M. H. Lee*, ‘An endoplasmic reticulum-selective ratiometric fluorescent probe for imaging a copper pool’, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 4457.

  4. S. Y. Park, M. Won, C. Kang*, J. S. Kim*, M. H. Lee*, 'A coumarin-naphthalimide hybrid as a dual emissive fluorescent probe for hNQO1', Dyes Pigm., 2019, 164, 341-345.

  5. J. H. Joo, D. Youn, S. Y. Park, D. -S. Shin*, M. H. Lee*, 'Mitochondria-targetable red-emitting probe for real-time fluorescence monitoring of NAD(P)H in live cells', Dyes Pigm., 2019, 170, 107561.

  6. S. Y. Park, E Jung, J. S. Kim, S.-G. Chi, M. H. Lee*, 'Cancer-specific hNQO1-responsive biocompatible naphthalimides providing a rapid fluorescent turn-on with an enhanced enzyme affinity', Sensors, 2020, 20, 53.

  7. S. Y. Park, M. Won, J. S. Kim*, M. H. Lee*, 'Ratiometric fluorescent probe for monitoring tyrosinase activity in melanosomes of melanoma cancer cells', Sensors and Autuators B: Chemical, 2020, 319, 128306.

  8. J. H. Joo, M. Won, S. Y. Park, K. Park, D. S. Shin*, J. S. Kim*, M. H. Lee*, ‘A dicyanocoumarin-fused quinolinium based probe for NAD(P)H and its use for detecting glycolysis and hypoxia in living cells and tumor spheroids’, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2020, 320, 128360.

  9. J. H. Joo, K. Kim, S. Y. Park, J. Lee, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'Fluorogenic sensing of mitochondrial electron transferring dehydrogenase using a trimethyl lock quinone-linked hemicyanine', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2020, 322, 128578.

  10. S. Y. Park, S. A Yoon, Y. Cha, M. H. Lee*, 'Recent advances in fluorescent probes for cellular antioxidants: Detection of NADH, hNQO1, H2S, and other redox biomolecules', Coord. Chem. Rev., 2021, 428, 213613. 

  11. S. Y. Park, S. A Yoon, M. H. Lee*, 'Trimethyl Lock Quinone‐Functionalized Coumarin for Real‐time Monitoring of NQO1 Activity in the Live Cells', Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2021, 42, 119-123.

  12. S. J. Kim, S. Y. Park, S. A Yoon, C. Kim, C. Kang,* M. H. Lee*, 'Naphthalimide-4-(4-nitrophenyl)thiosemicarbazide: A fluorescent probe for simultaneous monitoring of viscosity and nitric oxide in living cells', Anal. Chem. 2021, 93, 4391-4397. (Supplementary COVER Article) 

  13. S. A Yoon , S.Y. Park, Y. Cha, L. Gopala, M. H. Lee*, 'Strategies of detecting bacteria using fluorescence-based dyes', Front. Chem., 2021, 9, 743923. 

  14. S. Y. Park, K. Kim, D.-H. Cho, E.-Y. Jo, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'Indole-based fluorescent chemosensor targeting to autophagosome', Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 2886-2889.

  15. H. Cho, S. Y. Park, D. Youn, K. E. Park, J. H. Joo, M. H. Lee*, D.-S. Shin*, 'Fabrication of single cell microarrays on a double-layered hydrogel for mitochondrial activity monitoring', Talanta, 2022, 253, 123976.

  16. S. Y. Park, E.-Y. Jo, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'A lysosomal NO-selective fluorescent probe enables bioorthogonal exploration of NO involved in autophagy and ferroptosis', Sensors and Autuators B: Chemical, 2023, Available online, 135167.

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Song Yi Yoo (유송이)
Researcher (2024.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. in chemical and biological engineering department, seokyeong University 
M.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's Univeristy

  1. S. Y. Yoo, L. Gopala, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'Hydrogen sulfide-activatable fluorescence turn-on azide-containing naphthalimide derivative', Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2022, 43, 1231-1235.

  2. S. A Yoon, Y. Cha, M. M. Fortibui, S. Y. Yoo, E.-Y. Jo, C. Kang*, M. H. Lee*, 'In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging of Phase I Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes' Coord. Chem. Rev., 2023, 491, 215248.

  3. M. M. Fortibui, S. A Yoon, S. Y. Yoo, J. Y. Son, M. H. Lee*, 'Advances in Dual-Sensing Bioprobes for Simultaneous Monitoring ATP and Various Biological Species', Coord. Chem. Rev., 2024, 510, 215800.

  4. S. Y. Yoo, M. H. Lee*, 'Benzothiazole-Fused Coumarin Formation by Crucial Biological Reducing Components: Highly Sensitive Detection of Nitroreductase and H2S' Supramol. Chem. 2024. (in submission)

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Ja Young Son (손자영)

M.S. Candidate (2023.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University 

  1. M. M. Fortibui, S. A Yoon, S. Y. Yoo, J. Y. Son, M. H. Lee*, 'Advances in Dual-Sensing Bioprobes for Simultaneous Monitoring ATP and Various Biological Species', Coord. Chem. Rev., 2024, 510, 215800.

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Na Yoon Kim (김나윤)

M.S. Candidate (2023.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University

  1. M. M. Fortibui, C. Park, N. Y. Kim, T. H. Kim*, M. H. Lee*, 'Dual-Emissive Detection of ATP and Hypochlorite Ion for Monitoring Inflammation-Driven Liver Injury in Vitro and in Vivo' Anal. Chem. 2024, 96, 23, 9408–9415.

  2. S. Y. Yoo, N. Y. Kim, M. H. Lee*, 'Off-On Fluorescent Benzothiazole-Fused Coumarin for Sensitive Detection of Nitroreductases and Hydrogen Sulfide' Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2024, 45, 699–705. 

  3. N. Y. Kim, M. H. Lee* 'Self-Correcting Ratiometric Fluorescence Assay for H2S Detection in Live Cells and Releasing Agents' Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2025, 422, 136567.

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So Jin Hong (홍소진)

M.S. Candidate (2023.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. in chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University

  1. S. A Yoon, S. J. Hong, J. Han*, M. H. Lee*, 'Sensitive Cancer Hypoxia Detection via a Dual-Locking Fluorescence Response System Using Two Hypoxia indicators' Anal. Chem. 2024, (Supplimentary Cover Art)

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Hui Ju Kim (김희주)

M.S. Candidate (2024.09 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. in Chemistry department, Gangneung Wonju University

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Eun Seo Lee (이은서)

Undergraduate student
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. Science and Engineering department, Pai Chai University

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Min Ju Kang (강민주)

Undergraduate student
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University

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Ji Hyun Kil (길지현)

Undergraduate student
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University

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Choi Woo Seok (최우석)

Undergraduate student
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. Wonkwang University

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