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Current Members

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Dr. Maxine Mambo Fortibui

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

  1. M. M. Fortibui, M. J. Kang, S. H. Lee, M. H. Lee*, 'A Sensitive Naphthalimide-Thiomorpholine Derivative as a Turn-On Fluorescent Probe for Monitoring Hypochlorite Ions' Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2025, 46, 1014-1017.

  2. N. Y. Kim, M. M. Fortibui, M. H. Lee*, 'AIE-ESIPT synergistic fluorescence probe for superoxide and hypochlorite using acetoxy-substituted tetraphenyl imidazole' Anal. Chim. Acta, 2025, 1369, 344-363.

  3. M. M. Fortibui, J. Roh, S.-K. Ko*, M. H. Lee*, 'COX-2 Targeting and Hypoxia Activation of IMC-NTR for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapeutics: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies' Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2025, 137970.

  4. M. M. Fortibui, S. A Yoon, S. Y. Yoo, J. Y. Son, M. H. Lee*, 'Naphthalamide-biotin-based fluorescent probe: A sensitive tool for CO detection in cancer cells and zebrafish' Dyes Pigm., 2024, 229, 112278.

  5. M. M. Fortibui, M. Jang, J. Roh, Y. Park., S. Maity, S. K. Ko, J. Kim*, 'Advances in Dual-Sensing Bioprobes for Simultaneous Monitoring ATP and Various Biological Species', Coord. Chem. Rev., 2024, 510, 215800.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. M. M. Fortibui, M. Jang, S. Lee, I. J. Ryoo, J. S. Ahn, S. K. Ko, J. Kim*, 'Near-infrared fluorescence probe for specific detection of acetylcholinesterase and imaging in live cells and zebrafish', ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022, 5 (5), 2232-2239.

  9. M. M. Fortibui, W. Lim, S. Lee, S. Park, J. Kim*, 'A golgi apparatus-targeting, naphthalimide-based fluorescent molecular probe for the selective sensing of formaldehyde', Molecules, 2021, 26 (16), 4980.

  10. A. F. Tikum, W. Lim, M. M. Fortibui, S. Lee, S. Park, J. Kim*, 'Palladium probe consisting of naphthalimide and ethylenediamine for selective turn-on sensing of CO and cell imaging', Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60 (10), 7108-7114

  11. A. Nasirian, A. F. Tikum, M. M. Fortibui, S. Lee, J. Kim*, 'Napthalimide-based fluorescent probe for selective and sensitive sensing of formaldehyde and biological applications', Dyes Pigm., 2021,188, 109156.

  12. M. M. Fortibui, D. W. Yoon, J. Y. Lim, S. Lee, M. Choi, J. S. Heo, J. Kim, J. Kim*, 'A cancer cell-specific benzoxadiazole-based fluorescent probe for hydrogen sulfide detection in mitochondria', Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50 (7), 2545-2554.

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Dr. Shayeri Biswas

Post-doc (2025.11 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
Ph.D. in Chemical Science, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies & Research (JISIASR), JIS university

  1. S. Biswas, S. Bhuniya, ‘Fluorescence-Guided Activatable Cancer Theranostics: Its Development and Prospect’ in Smart Drug Delivery Systems — Futuristic Window in Cancer Therapy, IntechOpen, 2024, pp. 1–25. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.115104.

  2. S. Biswas, M. Baruah, A. Shil, S. Sarkar*, M. Ali, A. Samanta*, S. Bhuniya*, ‘Polarity-Driven Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe for Monitoring the Perturbation in Lipid Droplet Levels during Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Acute Pancreatitis’ ACS Sens., 2023, 8, 3793–3803.

  3. S. Biswas, S. Sarkar, A. Dhamija, V. P. Murali, K. K. Maiti*, S. Bhuniya*, ‘Monitoring glutathione dynamics in DNA replication (S-phase) using a two-photon reversible ratiometric fluorescent probe’ J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 1948–1957.

  4. S. Biswas, S. Sarkar*, A. Shil, T. S. Demina, K. H. Ahn*, S. Bhuniya*, ‘A π-Stacking Based Fluorescent Probe for Labeling of Flavin Analogues in Live Cells through an Unusual FRET Process’ Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 3494–3500.

  5. Y.-Q. Zhao‡, S. Biswas‡, Q. Chen, M. Jia, Y. Zhou*, S. Bhuniya*, ‘Direct Readout Hypoxia Tumor Suppression In Vivo through NIR-Theranostic Activation’ ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2021, 4, 5686–5694. (‡ Contributed equally)

  6. Podder, M. M. Joseph, S. Biswas, S. Samanta, K. K. Maiti*, S. Bhuniya*, ‘Amphiphilic fluorescent probe self-encored in plasma to detect pH fluctuations in cancer cell membranes’ Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 607–610.

  7. Podder, V. P. Murali, S. Deepika, A. Dhamija, S. Biswas, K. K. Maiti*, S. Bhuniya*, ‘NADH-Activated Dual-Channel Fluorescent Probes for Multicolor Labeling of Live Cells and Tumor Mimic Spheroids’ Anal. Chem., 2020, 92, 12356–12362.

  8. S. Khatun, S. Biswas, A. K. Mahanta, M. M. Joseph, M. S. Vidyalekshmi, A. Podder, P. Maiti, K. K. Maiti, S. Bhuniya*, ‘Biocompatible Fluorescent Probe for Detecting Mitochondrial Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in Live Cells’ J. Photochem. Photobiol. B, 2020, 212, 112043.

  9. S. Khatun, S. Biswas, A. Binoy, A. Podder, N. Mishra*, S. Bhuniya*, ‘Highly Chemoselective Turn-On Fluorescent Probe for Ferrous (Fe²⁺) Ion Detection in Cosmetics and Live Cells’ J. Photochem. Photobiol. B, 2020, 209, 111943.

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Huijoo Kim (김희주)

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

  1. Q. Ding, H. Rha, C. Yoon, Y. Kim, S. J. Hong, H. J. Kim, Y. Li*, M. H. Lee*, J. S. Kim*, 'Regulated cell death mechanisms in mitochondria-targeted phototherapy' J. Controlled Release, 2025, 382, 113720.

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Eunseo Lee (이은서)

M.S./Ph.D. Candidate (2025.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. Science and Engineering department, Pai Chai University

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Jihyun Kil (길지현)

M.S. Candidate (2025.03 ~ Present)
B.S. Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University

  1. S. A Yoon, J. Roh, J. Kil, S.-K. Ko*, M. H. Lee*, 'Hypoxia-responsive fluorescent amonafide prodrugs for biomarker-activated cancer Theranostics' Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2026, 447, 138911.

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Wooseok Choi (최우석)

M.S./Ph.D. Candidate (2025.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. Chemical Engineering Department, Wonkwang University

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Minseol Kim (김민설)

M.S./Ph.D. Candidate (2025.03 ~ Present)
Chemistry department, Chung-Ang University
B.S. Pharmaceutical&Biomedical Science department, Cheongju University

  1. S. J. Hong, H. Lee, E. J. Lee, M. Kim, H. J. Ryu, J. H. Koo*, M. H. Lee*, 'In Vivo Monitoring of Hepatic Ischemia Using a Dual-Enzyme Activated Near-Infrared Fluorescence Probe ' ACS Sensors, 2025, 10, 6074–6083.

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Woohyun Kim (김우현)

Research Intern (2025. 09 ~ Present)
B.S. Chemistry department, Sookmyung Women's University

Chung-Ang University, Chemistry, Organic/Analytical Chemistry, The Lee's group

416 Surim Science Building, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974

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