Mijoon Lee
Research Professor
- Office
- B44A Mccourtney Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556 - Phone
- +1 574-631-7348
- mlee12@nd.edu
Research Areas
- Biochemistry
Research Specialties
- Measurement
Prospective Graduate Students
Biography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2023-present | Research Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 2017-2023 | Associate Research Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 2008-2017 | Assistant Professional Specialist, University of Notre Dame |
| 2003-2007 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Notre Dame |
| 2001-2003 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Wayne State University |
| 2002 | Ph.D. in Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea |
| 1995 | B.S. in Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea |
Research Interests
Research Support Services
Dr. Lee joined the Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility of the University in 2018. She specializes in LC/MS and LC/MS/MS methods development for small molecules and peptidoglycan analysis using electrospray ionization (ESI).
Selected Publications
- Kim, C.; Lee, M.; Birhanu, B. T.; Hesek, D.; Chang, M. Y. and Mobashery, S. "Synthesis of Muramyl-D-Lactam in Spore Peptidoglycan of Clostridioides Difficile" 2023 ChemBioChem. DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300282.
- Kim, C.; Tomoshige, S.; Lee, M.; Zgurskaya, H. I. and Mobashery, S. "Penetration through Outer Membrane and Efflux Potential in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa of Bulgecin A as an Adjuvant to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics" 2023 Antibiotics-Basel, 12 (2), 368.DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020358.
- Martínez-Caballero, S.; Freton, C.; Molina, R.; Bartual, S. G.; Gueguen-Chaignon, V.; Mercy, C.; Gago, F.; Mahasenan, K. V.; Muñoz, I. G.; Lee, M.; Hesek, D.; Mobashery, S.; Hermoso, J. A.; and Grangeasse, C. "Molecular basis of the final step of cell division in Streptococcus pneumoniae" 2023 Cell Reports, 42 (7), 112756. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112756.
- Toth, M.; Stewart, N. K.; Smith, C. A.; Lee, M. J. and Vakulenko, S. B. "The L,D-Transpeptidase Ldt(Ab) from Acinetobacter Baumannii is Poorly Inhibited by Carbapenems and has a Unique Structural Architecture" 2022 ACS Infectious Diseases, 8 (9), pp.1948-1961. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00321.
- Stewart, N. K.; Toth, M.; Alqurafi, M. A.; Chai, W.; Nguyen, T. Q.; Quan, P.; Lee, M.; Buynak, J. D.; Smith, C. A. and Vakulenko, S. B. "C6 Hydroxymethyl-Substituted Carbapenem MA-1-206 Inhibits the Major Acinetobacter Baumannii Carbapenemase OXA-23 by Impeding Deacylation" 2022 Mbio, 13 (3), e00367-22. DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00367-22.
- Toth, M.; Lee, M.; Stewart, N. K. and Vakulenko, S. B. "Effects of Inactivation of D,D-Transpeptidases of Acinetobacter Baumannii on Bacterial Growth and Susceptibility to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics" 2022 Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (1), e01729-21. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01729-21.