Education

• Postdoc Fellow: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Pennsylvania (Gideon Dreyfuss), USA
• Ph. D.: Biochemistry, Oxford University (Alan J.Kingsman), UK
• M. S.: Microbiology, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
• B. A.: Microbiology, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Professional Experience

• 2017~ SNU Distinguished Professor, Seoul National University
• 2013~ Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University
• 2012~ Director, Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science(IBS)
• 2010~2016 SNU Distinguished Fellow, Seoul National University
• 2001~2008 Assistant Professor·Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University

Research Interests

• RNA biology; RNA processing and regulation; microRNA biogenesis; noncanonical RNA tailing; RNA–protein interactions; viral RNA regulation; and cellular pathways governing the stability, translation, and therapeutic potential of mRNAs, mRNA, mRNA therapeutics

Publications (Max 5)

• J. J. Seo1, C. Lee1, D. Lim, M. Jeong, S-J. Jung, V. Narry Kim* (2026) “Functional atlas of vertebrate viral RNA elements that stabilize RNA and enhance translation” Cell, 10.1016/j.cell.2026.07.038.
• M. Kim, Y. Pyo, S.-I. Hyun, M. Jeong, Y. Choi, V. N. Kim* (2025) “Exogenous RNA surveillance by proton-sensing TRIM25” Science, 388(6742):eads4539.
• J. J. Seo1, S.-J. Jung1, J. Yang, D.-E. Choi, V. N. Kim* (2023) “Functional viromic screens uncover regulatory RNA elements” Cell, 186(15):3291-3306.
• J. Lim1, D. Kim1, Y. Lee1, M. Ha, M. Lee, J. Yeo, H. Chang, J. Song, K. Ahn, V. N. Kim (2018) “Mixed tailing by TENT4A and TENT4B shields mRNA from rapid deadenylation” Science, eaam5794.
• Y. Lee, C. Ahn, J. Han, H. Choi, J. Kim, J. Yim, J. Lee, P. Provost, O. Radmark, S. Kim, V. N. Kim (2003) "The nuclear RNase III Drosha initiates microRNA processing" Nature, 425(6956):415-9.