LEE YOONKU
Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Division of Applied Biology
Assistant Professor
Researcher Information
Career
- 2026 - Present
Shinshu University, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Division of Applied Biology, テニュアトラック助教 - 2019 - 2025
Gakushuin University, Faculty of Science, 助教 - 2018 - 2019
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo., Research Assistant - 2017 - 2019
日本学術振興会, 特別研究員（DC2）
Educational Background
- 2016 - 2019, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Agricultural and Environmental Biology
- 2014 - 2016, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Agricultural and Environmental Biology
- 2012 - 2014, 東京大学農学部 応用生命科学課程応用生物学専修
- 2010 - 2012, 東京大学理科II類
- 2007 - 2010, Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba
Research activity information
Award
- 2026
John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Wiley Top viewed article
W chromosome sequences of two bombycid moths provide an insight into the origin of Fem - 2026
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Wiley Top cited article
W chromosome sequences of two bombycid moths provide an insight into the origin of Fem - 2019
東京大学, 農学生命科学研究科研究科長賞
李允求 - 2017
The 5th Asia-Pacific Congress of Sericulture and Insect Biotechnology, Outstanding Oral Presentation Award - 1st Runner-up for Excellent in Oral Presentation
Lee Yoonku - 2016
東京大学, 農学生命科学研究科研究科長賞
李允求
Paper
- Comprehensive genome annotation of Bombyx mori p50ma strain, a newly developed standard strain
Jung Lee; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Ken Sahara; Atsushi Toyoda; Toru Shimada
Scientific Data, 12(1), Feb. 2025, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding
- Comprehensive genome annotation of Trilocha varians, a new model species of Lepidopteran insects
Jung Lee; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Katsushi Yamaguchi; Shuji Shigenobu; Ken Sahara; Toru Shimada
Scientific Data, Jan. 2025, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding - A major update of the genome assembly of Eri silkmoth,Samia ricini.
Jung Lee; Mana Okamoto; Rin Kawagoe; Toru Shimada
Jan. 2025 - A chromosome-level genome assembly of wild silkmoth, Bombyx mandarina
Jung Lee; Takashi Kiuchi; Katsushi Yamaguchi; Shuji Shigenobu; Atsushi Toyoda; Toru Shimada
Scientific Data, Jan. 2025, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding - W chromosome sequences of two bombycid moths provide an insight into the origin of Fem
Jung Lee; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Katsushi Yamaguchi; Shuji Shigenobu; Ken Sahara; Atsushi Toyoda; Toru Shimada
Molecular Ecology, 33(14), e17434, Jul. 2024, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding - Transposon fusion gave birth toFem,Bombyx morifemale determining gene
Jung Lee; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Katsushi Yamaguchi; Shuji Shigenobu; Ken Sahara; Atsushi Toyoda; Toru Shimada
Jan. 2024 - The genome sequence of Samia ricini, a new model species of lepidopteran insect
Jung Lee; Tomoaki Nishiyama; Shuji Shigenobu; Katsushi Yamaguchi; Yutaka Suzuki; Toru Shimada; Susumu Katsuma; Takashi Kiuchi
Molecular Ecology Resources, Sep. 2020, Refereed
Lead - Accumulation of uric acid in the epidermis forms the white integument of Samia ricini larvae
Jung Lee; Takashi Kiuchi; Munetaka Kawamoto; Toru Shimada; Susumu Katsuma
PLOS ONE, 13(10), e0205758-e0205758, Oct. 2018, Refereed
Lead - Long-term preservation of eri and ailanthus silkworms using frozen gonads
Hisayoshi Fukumori; Jung Lee; Tsuguru Fujii; Zenta Kajiura; Yutaka Banno
Cryobiology, 77, 71-74, Aug. 2017, Refereed - Identification and functional analysis of a Masculinizer orthologue in Trilocha varians (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
J. Lee; T. Kiuchi; M. Kawamoto; T. Shimada; S. Katsuma
INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 24(5), 561-569, Oct. 2015, Refereed
Lead
MISC
Courses
Affiliated academic society
Research Themes
- 染色体異数化と不死化のシンクロニシティ機構の解明
科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, 挑戦的研究(萌芽)
学習院大学
26 Jun. 2026 - 31 Mar. 2029 - 昆虫休眠における環境応答スキームの包括的理解と農学的展開
科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B)
信州大学
01 Apr. 2026 - 31 Mar. 2030 - 相同配列はカイコWZ対合に影響するか？－Z断片を持つW染色体配列決定による解析－
科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(C)
岩手大学
01 Apr. 2026 - 31 Mar. 2029 - Elucidation of novel functions and industrial applications of Lepidoptera-specific kynureninase derived from horizontal gene transfer
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Gakushuin University
01 Apr. 2025 - 31 Mar. 2029 - 昆虫体内におけるトリプトファン代謝産物輸送経路の再検討
科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, 若手研究
学習院大学
01 Apr. 2024 - 31 Mar. 2026 - Biochemical and genetic studies on mesoderm differentiation in insects using silkworm mutants and their application to development of insect growth regulators
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
Gakushuin University
09 Jul. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2024 - Loss and bacterial-origin reacquisition of the genes for tryptophan metabolism: biological significance and industrial application
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Gakushuin University
01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2025 - Loss and bacterial-origin reacquisition of the genes for tryptophan metabolism: biological significance and industrial application
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Gakushuin University
01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2025 - Understanding the genetic basis governing egg-laying behaviour of B. mori and S. ricini
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Gakushuin University
01 Apr. 2020 - 31 Mar. 2023 - 非モデル鱗翅目昆虫における性決定・性染色体・遺伝子量補償の進化過程の解明
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
The University of Tokyo
26 Apr. 2017 - 31 Mar. 2019
