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Jae-Il Park, Ph.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Interests

1. How stem cells contribute to tumorigenesis.
2. How stem cells are regulated upon tissue damage.
3. How Wnt signaling regulates stem cells and tumor initiation.
4. How telomerase is regulated in regeneration and genetic disease.


Office Address

Phone: 713-792-3659
Email: jaeil@mdanderson.org

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2006 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, PHD, Genes and Development
2001 Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, MS, Molecular Biology
1999 Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, BS, Biology

Postgraduate Training

9/2006-7/2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, Medicine-Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
6/2006-9/2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Experience/Service

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Regular Member, Cancer Biology Program, Houston, TX, 12/2010-present
Regular Member, The University of Texas - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 10/2010-present

Honors and Awards

2011-2013 AACR - Career Development Award, PANCAN
2011-2012 Rising STARS Award, University of Texas
2008-2009 Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center Fellowship, Stanford School of Medicine
2007 Dean's Fellowship, Stanford School of Medicine
2006 Grady Saunders Award, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2006 Presidents' Scholar Award, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and UT Health Science Center
2005-2006 Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2005 Research Achievement Award, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2005 Travel Award, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2005 Travel Award, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Health Science Center
2004 Research Achievement Award, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1998 Best Honors Scholarships, Korea University
1997 Honors Scholarships, Korea University
1992 Freshman Special Scholarship, Korea University

Professional Memberships

American Association for Cancer Research
Member, 2007-present
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rockville, MD
Member, 2013-present
Korean Cancer Association, Korea, Republic of
Member, 2000-2002
Society for Developmental Biology
Member, 2005-2006

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Wang X, Singh S, Jung HY, Yang G, Jun S, Sastry KJ, Park JI. HIV-1 Vpr Inhibits Telomerase Activity Via EDD-DDB1-VPRB3 E3 Ligase Complex. J Biol Chem. 7/2013. PMID: 23612978.
2. Jung HY, Wang X, Jun S, Park JI. Dyrk2-Associated EDD-DDB1-VprBP E3 Ligase Inhibits Telomerase by TERT Degradation. J Biol Chem. 1/2013. PMID: 23362280.
3. Wang W, Huang J, Wang X, Yuan J, Li X, Feng L, Park JI, Chen J. PTPN14 is required for the density-dependent control of YAP1. Genes Dev. 26(17):1959-71, 9/2012. PMID: 22948661.
4. Hong JY, Park JI, Lee M, Muñoz WA, Miller RK, Ji H, Gu D, Sokol SY, McCrea PD. Down's-syndrome-related kinase Dyrk1A modulates the p120-catenin-Kaiso trajectory of the Wnt signaling pathway. J Cell Sci 125(Pt 3):561-9, 2012. PMID: 22389395.
5. Hong JY, Park JI, Cho K, Gu D, Ji H, Artandi SE, McCrea PD. Shared molecular mechanisms regulate multiple catenin proteins: canonical Wnt signals and components modulate p120-catenin isoform-1 and additional p120 subfamily members. J Cell Sci 123(Pt 24):4351-4365, 12/2010. e-Pub 11/2010. PMID: 21098636.
6. Park JI, Venteicher AS, Hong JY, Choi J, Jun S, Shkreli M, Chang W, Meng Z, Cheung P, Ji H, McLaughlin M, Veenstra TD, Nusse R, McCrea PD, Artandi SE. Telomerase modulates Wnt signalling by association with target gene chromatin. Nature 460(7251):66-72, 7/2009. PMID: 19571879.
7. Lyons JP, Miller RK, Zhou X, Weidinger G, Deroo T, Denayer T, Park JI, Ji H, Hong JY, Li A, Moon RT, Jones EA, Vleminckx K, Vize PD, McCrea PD. Requirement of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in pronephric kidney development. Mech Dev 126(3-4):142-59, Mar-Apr, 3/2009. e-Pub 12/2008. PMCID: PMC2684468.
8. Park JI, Ji H, Jun S, Gu D, Hikasa H, Li L, Sokol SY, McCrea PD. Frodo links Dishevelled to the p120-catenin/Kaiso pathway: distinct catenin subfamilies promote Wnt signals. Dev Cell 11(5):683-95, 11/2006. PMID: 17084360.
9. Park JI, Kim SW, Lyons JP, Ji H, Nguyen TT, Cho K, Barton MC, Deroo T, Vleminckx K, Moon RT, McCrea PD. Kaiso/p120-catenin and TCF/beta-catenin complexes coordinately regulate canonical Wnt gene targets. Dev Cell 8(6):843-54, 6/2005. PMID: 15935774.
10. Kim SW, Park JI, Spring CM, Sater AK, Ji H, Otchere AA, Daniel JM, McCrea PD. Non-canonical Wnt signals are modulated by the Kaiso transcriptional repressor and p120-catenin. Nat Cell Biol 6(12):1212-20, 12/2004. e-Pub 11/2004. PMID: 15543138.
11. Fang X, Ji H, Kim SW, Park JI, Vaught TG, Anastasiadis PZ, Ciesiolka M, McCrea PD. Vertebrate development requires ARVCF and p120 catenins and their interplay with RhoA and Rac. J Cell Biol 165(1):87-98, 4/2004. e-Pub 4/2004. PMCID: PMC2172091.
12. Park JI, Lee MG, Cho K, Park BJ, Chae KS, Byun DS, Ryu BK, Park YK, Chi SG. Transforming growth factor-beta1 activates interleukin-6 expression in prostate cancer cells through the synergistic collaboration of the Smad2, p38-NF-kappaB, JNK, and Ras signaling pathways. Oncogene 22(28):4314-32, 7/2003. PMID: 12853969.
13. Byun DS, Cho K, Ryu BK, Lee MG, Park JI, Chae KS, Kim HJ, Chi SG. Frequent monoallelic deletion of PTEN and its reciprocal associatioin with PIK3CA amplification in gastric carcinoma. Int J Cancer 104(3):318-27, 4/2003. PMID: 12569555.
14. Park BJ, Park JI, Byun DS, Park JH, Chi SG. Mitogenic conversion of transforming growth factor-beta1 effect by oncogenic Ha-Ras-induced activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway in human prostate cancer. Cancer Res 60(11):3031-8, 6/2000. PMID: 10850453.
15. Kang MJ, Park BJ, Byun DS, Park JI, Kim HJ, Park JH, Chi SG. Loss of imprinting and elevated expression of wild-type p73 in human gastric adenocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 6(5):1767-71, 5/2000. PMID: 10815895.

Invited Articles
1. McCrea PD, Park JI. Developmental functions of the P120-catenin sub-family. Biochim Biophys Acta 1773(1):17-33, 1/2007. e-Pub 7/1/2006. PMID: 16942809.

Last updated: 4/26/2013