Soon-Gook Hong

A new paper reports a proteomic proximity labeling platform named POCA, which makes use of a photosensitizer for singlet oxygen production and protein capture in the presence of amine, enabling profiling of protein and lipid interactomes in living cells nature.com/articles/s4158…

Photosensitizer proximity labeling captures the lipid and protein interactomes nature.com/articles/s4158…

The Mack Lab joined the 2025 GRS and GRC on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Disease in Ventura. Julia presented on endothelial heterogeneity under flow, and Soon-Gook gave the GRS keynote on our JCI paper and received the Outstanding Poster Award at the GRC.

Laminar Shear Stress Increases the Cytosolic Pool of PINK1 in Endothelial Cells and Enhances Mitophagic Sensitivity Toward Dysfunctional Mitochondria biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

I’m truly honored to receive the 2025 Arnold J. Berk Research Achievement Award from the Molecular Biology Institute at UCLA. It was a privilege to share my research with Dr. Berk and esteemed colleagues—thank you to all who joined in the celebration.

I’m honored to receive the 2025 Arnold J. Berk Research Award from UCLA’s MBI—thanks to Drs. Julia J. Mack and Elizabeth Tarling for their mentorship. I’ll present on Tuesday, June 3 at 3 PM in Boyer 159, followed by a reception—all are welcome! 😊

We are still looking for a highly motivated postdoc 👩🏼‍🔬 👨🏼‍🔬: - recent PhD (after 2023) - experience and publication(s) in cardiovascular/ion channel physiology 🗣️ Please share with strong candidates who might be interested. Additional details and how to apply below ⤵️

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Metal-to-metal charge transfer for stabilizing high-voltage redox in lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes | Science Advances science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Does exercise regress plaque? Exercise intervention studies have shown reductions of vulnerable plaque by about 3% and reductions in overall plaque volume by almost 11%. /14

Blood vessels within the human body (via Body Worlds Exhibition)

Plaques inside the coronary arteries sometimes break open or "rupture." This is what causes most 🫀heart attacks. When a plaque breaks open, it causes a blood clot to form inside the artery. As the clot grows, it can completely block off the flow of blood through the artery.

We're proud to celebrate Dr. Elizabeth Tarling who was honored with the American Heart Association ATVB Council Special Recognition Award in Vascular Biology for 2024. This award underscores her impactful research in lipid metabolism and heart disease: uclahs.fyi/3VkYDyx

@yjgaoustc Congrat Yajing! 🎉🎊🍺 awesome!

Many articles reported using an antibody ... that didn’t even bind the key protein in Laflamme’s testing. Those articles had been over 3,000 times. The key question is: ◼️ Can binders achieve high specificity for every epitope & proteoform ? Some investors assume an answer.

A huge congratulations to @SoongookHong for his AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award! Look for more to come on flow regulation of membrane lipids and endothelial cell signaling!

I am thrilled to announce that I just got awarded an 2025-2026 AHA postdoctoral fellowship from @AHAScience which will support my study at @DOM_UCLA @californiajulia lab. All thanks to my mentor, Dr. Julia J. Mack and co-mentor Dr. Perter Tontonoz as well as all collaborators.

Our faculty and trainees have been active in conferences nationwide, sharing knowledge and advancing research. Dive into this week’s newsletter to learn more about our participation in key meetings and the latest updates from our Research Town Hall: uclahs.fyi/4ePqr4V

The UCLA Cardiovascular Theme Research Symposium brought together over 250 researchers to exchange insights on the latest advancements in cardiovascular biology. Learn more about the engaging discussions and our outstanding poster award winners: uclahs.fyi/4eNSzFq

Very proud of @SoongookHong for his nomination to the 2024 UCLA Postdoctoral Scholars Award! It was a wonderful celebration last night as @UCLAGradSchool recognized and honored the amazing researchers on campus 💙💛