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South Korean molecular geneticist (born 1970)

Sung Hee Baek
백성희
Born 1970 (age 53–54)
Nationality South Korean
Alma mater Seoul National University
Known for Genetic research
Awards Woman Scientist/Engineer of the Year Award, L’Oréal Korea-UNESCO for Women in Science Award
Korean name
Hangul 백성희
Revised Romanization Baek Seonghui
McCune–Reischauer Paek Sŏnghŭi
Scientific career
Fields Molecular and cellular genetics
Institutions Seoul National University

Baek Sung-hee (Korean: 백성희; born 1970) is a South Korean scientist specialising in molecular genetics. Her work is focused on the chromatin dynamics and epigenetic regulatory mechanism in cancer. She received her BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees from Seoul National University. Following her postdoctoral research in Michael Rosenfeld’s lab at HHMI and following research assistant professor at HHMI, she joined the faculty of Seoul National University in 2003, and now works as an associate professor. Baek received numerous awards and honors, including the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award.

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