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D-Index
89
Citations
38035
World Ranking
1105
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Jin-Soo Kim is a researcher affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea, focusing primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans a broad range of studies within molecular biology, oncology, genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and cancer research.

The scientist's research fields are concentrated around molecular biology with 113 publications, alongside oncology with 21 publications and genetics with 15. The main topics explored in their work include:

  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Pluripotent stem cells research
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics

Jin-Soo Kim has published widely in multiple scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications (8 publications)
  • Annals of Oncology (6 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (5 publications)
  • Nature Plants (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)

The scientist has collaborated recurrently with several researchers, including Kayeong Lim (11 coauthored papers), Sung-Ik Cho (8 papers), Seonghyun Lee (7 papers), Young Geun Mok (7 papers), and Eugene Chung (7 papers).

Recent publications by Jin-Soo Kim demonstrate a focus on gene editing technologies and their applications in genetics and genomics. Notable recent papers are:

  • "Targeted A-to-G base editing in human mitochondrial DNA with programmable deaminases" (2022, Cell)
  • "The road ahead in genetics and genomics" (2020, Nature Reviews Genetics)
  • "Chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA editing in plants" (2021, Nature Plants)
  • "Phase 1 clinical trial of CRISPR-engineered CAR19 universal T cells for treatment of children with refractory B cell leukemia" (2022, Science Translational Medicine)
  • "Mitochondrial DNA editing in mice with DddA-TALE fusion deaminases" (2021, Nature Communications)

The body of work by Jin-Soo Kim is centered on innovative genome editing techniques, particularly using CRISPR and related genetic engineering tools, spanning both fundamental research and translational clinical applications. Their contributions cover mechanisms of RNA synthesis and regulation, gene therapy approaches, and cancer diagnostics and genomics.

Best Publications

  • Targeted genome engineering in human cells with the Cas9 RNA-guided endonuclease

    Seung Woo Cho;Sojung Kim;Jong Min Kim;Jin-Soo Kim

  • Cas-OFFinder: a fast and versatile algorithm that searches for potential off-target sites of Cas9 RNA-guided endonucleases

    Sangsu Bae;Jeongbin Park;Jin-Soo Kim

  • Highly efficient RNA-guided genome editing in human cells via delivery of purified Cas9 ribonucleoproteins

    Sojung Kim;Daesik Kim;Seung Woo Cho;Jungeun Kim

  • Analysis of off-target effects of CRISPR/Cas-derived RNA-guided endonucleases and nickases

    Seung Woo Cho;Sojung Kim;Yongsub Kim;Jiyeon Kweon

  • A guide to genome engineering with programmable nucleases

    Hyongbum Kim;Jin‑Soo Kim

  • DNA-free genome editing in plants with preassembled CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins

    Je Wook Woo;Jungeun Kim;Soon Il Kwon;Claudia Corvalán

  • Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos

    Hong Ma;Nuria Marti-Gutierrez;Sang Wook Park;Jun Wu

  • DNA-Free Genetically Edited Grapevine and Apple Protoplast Using CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoproteins

    Mickael Malnoy;Roberto Viola;Min-Hee Jung;Ok-Jae Koo

  • In vivo genome editing with a small Cas9 orthologue derived from Campylobacter jejuni.

    Eunji Kim;Taeyoung Koo;Sung Wook Park;Daesik Kim

  • Genome-wide analysis reveals specificities of Cpf1 endonucleases in human cells

    Daesik Kim;Jungeun Kim;Junho K Hur;Kyung Wook Been

  • Targeted genome editing in human cells with zinc finger nucleases constructed via modular assembly

    Hye Joo Kim;Hyung Joo Lee;Hyojin Kim;Seung Woo Cho

  • CRISPR/Cpf1-mediated DNA-free plant genome editing

    Hyeran Kim;Sang-Tae Kim;Jahee Ryu;Beum-Chang Kang

  • Directed evolution of CRISPR-Cas9 to increase its specificity.

    Jungjoon K. Lee;Euihwan Jeong;Joonsun Lee;Minhee Jung

  • A library of TAL effector nucleases spanning the human genome

    Yongsub Kim;Jiyeon Kweon;Annie Kim;Jae Kyung Chon

  • Cas-Designer: a web-based tool for choice of CRISPR-Cas9 target sites

    Jeongbin Park;Sangsu Bae;Jin Soo Kim

  • Adenine base editing in mouse embryos and an adult mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Seuk Min Ryu;Taeyoung Koo;Kyoungmi Kim;Kayeong Lim

  • Knockout mice created by TALEN-mediated gene targeting

    Young Hoon Sung;In Jeoung Baek;Duk Hyoung Kim;Jisun Jeon

  • POLIPROTEINAS CON DEDOS DE CINC QUE TIENEN ENLAZADORES MEJORADOS.

    Kim Jin-Soo;Pabo Carl O

  • Highly efficient RNA-guided base editing in mouse embryos

    Kyoungmi Kim;Seuk Min Ryu;Sang Tae Kim;Gayoung Baek

  • Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos

    Ma H;Marti-Gutierrez N;Park Sw;Wu J

Frequent Co-Authors

Sangtae Kim
Sangtae Kim Catholic University of Korea
Roland Eils
Roland Eils Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Shou-Jiang Gao
Shou-Jiang Gao University of Pittsburgh
Young-Tae Chang
Young-Tae Chang Pohang University of Science and Technology
Jin Young Kim
Jin Young Kim Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Chae-Ok Yun
Chae-Ok Yun Hanyang University
Dana Carroll
Dana Carroll University of Utah
Yufei Huang
Yufei Huang University of Pittsburgh

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