Koo Lab at IBS | Organoids, mosaic genetics & genome engineering | Stem cells, regeneration & cancer | Led by Bon-Kyoung Koo
Daejeon, S Korea
Joined May 2019
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IBS is recruiting Early Career Directors—scientists, typically in their late 30s–early 40s, who are already creating a scientific direction of their own.
The scale is unusual: roughly US$1M/year at the early-career level, with start-up/equipment support.
ibs.re.kr/eng/sub04_10.do
, and mature IBS Centers can reach roughly US$3–5M/year, depending on scientific scope and evaluation.
This is not just another grant. It is a chance to build your own team, infrastructure, and long-term research program with substantial scientific autonomy.
The Koo Lab | IBS CGE retweeted
Organoid researchers!! Save the date for the annual "Organoids are Us"-symposium. Held at the Beatrix Theater in the center of beautiful historic Utrecht. Venue is a 20 minute train ride from Schiphol Airport Amsterdam. Program will follow shortly.
First time on TV! It is about organoids ;-)
Take a look!
youtube.com/watch?v=lF88iRTo…
Short Conditional Intron: We first introduced SCON in EMM (2022), applied it to mosaic genetics in Nat Comm (2024), and now show in NAR (2026) that it works broadly, from fish to mouse to human cells. doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkag480
We found a crucial step of gastric cancer development! #Koo_lab #ibs_cge eurekalert.org/news-releases…
Job opportunities for stem cell researchers!!!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli…
This study first shows that, in gastric cancer, RTK–KRAS–MAPK activation drives WNT production via the TGFβ–SMAD pathway, allowing tumors to evolve toward microenvironment-independent, autonomously growing states. #Koo_Lab, #IBS_CGE
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PIs from Clevers lab. We are still missing many, but managed to take a photo at the recent Organoid Symposium at the EMBL, Heidelberg. #Clevers_lab #Koo_lab
[Wnk and Rnf43]
Discovery of the WNK–RNF43 axis reveals a new mechanism regulating Wnt signaling.
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
I am so happy to be part of EMBO. Europe has made many things possible throughout my career from postdoctoral training to senior faculty. Grateful supports from WT, ERC, OeAW and others. Fantastic collaborations with many friends! Truly miss my time there. Thank you all!
IBS Director KOO Bon-Kyoung Elected as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
– Europe’s most prestigious life sciences society with a 61-year history... 92 Nobel laureates among its members –
ibs.re.kr/cop/bbs/BBSMSTR_00…
The Koo Lab | IBS CGE retweeted
CHOP & @PennMedicine have delivered the first-ever personalized gene editing therapy for a patient with CPS1 deficiency, marking a major milestone in the application of CRISPR-based treatments.
Learn more about KJ & the future of personalized medicine: ms.spr.ly/6015SZLAx.