Jae-Heung Ko (jhko@khu.ac.kr) RESEARCH INTERESTS Genetic Regulation of Wood Formation; Transcriptional Regulation of Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis; Biotechnological Improvements of Plant Biomass; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Professor (2010-present) Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources, Kyung Hee University Visiting Scholar (2016-2017) Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University Deputy Director (2011-present) Bioenergy Center, Kyung Hee University Vis. Assistant Professor (2006-2010) Department of Forestry, Michigan State University Research Associate (2001-2006) Department of Forestry, Michigan State University Principal Researcher (2000-2001) GenoMine Inc., Korea Post-Doctoral Fellow (1997-2000) Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Korea JOURNAL EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES (Editorial Board Member)  Trends in Agriculture & Life Sciences 2023 ~  Journal of Plant Biotechnology (Editor) 2022 ~  Forests 2022 ~ (section, Genetics and Molecular Biology)  Frontiers in Plant Science 2022 ~ (Review Editor for Plant Physiology)  Genes (section, Plant Genetics and Genomics) 2021 ~  Forestry Research (Associate Editor) 2021 ~  Journal of Plant Biology (Coordinating Editor) 2019 ~  Plant Biotechnology Reports 2019 ~  Journal of Forest and Environmental Science 2011 ~