Sibum Sung
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Contact Information
NMS
Room Number:5.11
Research
Our research interests focus on the genetic, molecular and biochemical understandings of plant development through plant-environment interactions. We are particularly interested in the epigenetic regulation of the floral transition by environmental cues, such as temperature. The molecular nature of this environmentally-induced epigenetic change has been a fascinating question in plant biology. Changes in Histone modifications, non-coding RNAs, and chromatin conformation are involved in this epigentic switch. Therfore, we seek to understand this environmentally-induced epigenetic switch in plants as a model system to study gene regularoty mechanisms in eukaryotes.
Research Areas
- Molecular Biology or Genetics
Fields of Interest
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Plant Biology
- Molecular Biology, Genetics & Genomics
Centers and Institutes
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Education
- Seoul National University, Biology, BS (summa cum laude), 1996
- Seoul National University, Biology, MS, 1998
- University of Wisconsin in Madison, Biochemistry, PhD, 2004
- University of Wisconsin in Madison, Biochemistry, Postdoc, 2004 ~ 2007