Junyeop Lee, MD. PhD
Prof. Lee is an active clinician scientist in the field of retina and vascular biology. He is studying how the retina and choroid maintain normal structure function in terms of vascular homeostasis.
His research interests include
-Physiology and neurovascular interactions in the retina and choroid
-Regulation of blood and lymphatic vessels in the eye
-Ultrastructure of retinal and choroidal blood vessels
-Pericyte-endothelial interaction in the development of chorioretinal diseases
-Molecular pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy
-Clinical ophthalmology in the field of retinal diseases
Education & Experience
1999-2009
Yeungnam University
M.D. College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
M.S. College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
Department of Opthalmology, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
2010-2014
KAIST
Ph.D, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
(Advisor: Prof. Gou Young Koh and Prof. Ook‐Joon Yoo)
Thesis Title: Angiopoietin‐1 in Retinal Angiogenesis and Vascular Remodeling
2014-2016
Asan Medical Center
Clinical Fellow, Division of Vitreoretina, Department of Ophthalmology,
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
(Advisors: Prof. Young Hee Yoon, June-Gone Kim, Joo Yong Lee)
2016-2020
Yeungnam University
2020-current
Asan Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Vitreoretina, Department of Ophthalmology,
Yeungnam University, College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Associate Professor, Division of Vitreoretina, Department of Ophthalmology,
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea