RESEARCH INTERESTS

Protein folding, Protein-ligand docking

Quantum and classical mechanical (QM/MM) calculations of bio-inorganic model enzymes

Molecular reaction dynamics simulations in condensed matter

Ab-initio quantum chemistry

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Ab initio Folding of Helix Bundle Proteins using Molecular Dynamics Simulation, S. Jang, S. Shin, E. Kim and Y. Pak, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,125, 14841(2003)

2. Replica-Exchange Method Using the Generalized Effective Potential, S. Jang, S. Shin, and Y. Pak, Phys. Rev. Lett., 91, 58305 (2003)

3. Molecular dynamics study of peptides in implicit water: Ab initio folding ß-hairpin, ß-sheet, ßßa-motif, S. Jang, S. Shin, and Y. Pak, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Comm.) 124, 4976 (2002).

4. Misfolded free energy surface of a peptide with αββ motif(1PSV) by using the generalized Born solvation model, Y. Pak, E. Kim, and S. Jang. J. Chem. Phys.121, 9184 (2004).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Korea (2004-현재)

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Korea (2000-2004)

Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota (1999-2000)

Research Fellow, Department of Oncology and Neurosciences, Georgetown University Medical Center (1998-1999)

Research Fellow, Henry-Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Utah (1997-1998)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES

Korean Chemical Society (KCS)

HONORS AND AWARDS

Hoechst-Celenese Excellence Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1996)