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Young Lee

Associate Prof

San Diego State University

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College of Sciences

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Young Lee is an Associate Professor at San Diego State University, where his research spans materials science, chemical engineering, and molecular biologyhol. His work integrates nanotechnology, biophysics, and biochemistry to investigate gene expression, protein science, and membrane signaling mechanisms. Recent publications include the copper-catalyzed atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral diaryl ethers (ACS Catalysis, 2024), single-molecule oligonucleotide detection with the fluorescent nucleobase analogue ABN (Chemical Science, 2024), and the structural basis of Qng1-mediated queuine salvage (Nucleic Acids Research, 2023). He received the 2022 NSF CAREER Award for research on signaling reactions on membranes. His extensive international collaborations span institutions in the US, UK, Singapore, China, South Korea, and Denmark.

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materials science molecular biology biochemistry nanotechnology chemical engineering protein science enzymes structural biology photocatalysis inorganic chemistry materials engineering energy chemistry catalysis advanced materials material chemistry structural molecular biology photoelectrochemistry advanced energy material biological chemistry nucleic acids rna biology nanobiotechnology sustainable chemistry nanoparticle research membrane science transition metal chemistry enzyme catalysis sustainable energy technologies energy research electronic materials material research interface science nanostructure synthesis advanced electrode material membrane technology biocatalysis molecular microbiology structural basis nanoscale chemistry carbon-based materials water splitting energy materials charge separation protein synthesis surface chemistry enantioselective synthesis inorganic synthesis student motivation science education catalytic process carbon dioxide water reduction visible light supported lipid bilayer emission reduction halide perovskites charge carrier transport renewable energy storage industrial catalysis fuel production inorganic materials scientific visualization catalytic applications catalytic materials electronic structure heterogeneous reduction halide perovskite nanocrystals bottom surfaces carrier lifetime photocatalytic organic synthesis lead halide perovskites speciality chemicals catalytic transformation levulinic acid photocatalytic a-alkylation lead-halide perovskites future medicinal chemistry single-molecule detection single-molecule analysis chemical biology biomolecular engineering molecular communication

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Single-Molecule Detection of Oligonucleotides Using the Fluorescent Nucleobase Analogue Abn. Chemical Science (2025)

George N. SamaanAndres Jimenez SalinasAlexandra E. BailieJulian GrimJulian M. CizmicAnita C. JonesYoungkwang LeeByron W. Purse

microbiologymolecular diagnosticssingle moleculesbiomolecular engineeringsingle molecule biophysicsfluorescencestructural molecular biologyoligonucleotidessingle-molecule detectionmolecular biology

Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Diaryl Ethers by Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkyne–Azide Cycloaddition. ACS Catalysis (2024)

Xuyao HanLan ChenYong YanYanyang ZhaoAijun LinShang GaoHequan Yao

chemical engineeringorganic synthesisorganometallic catalysisatroposelective synthesistransition metal chemistrycatalysisenantioselective synthesis

Contents List. Dalton Transactions (2024)

Xiang LiShengchao ChaiHaolong LiCharles BeasleyOlivia DuletskiKsenia StankevichNavamoney ArulsamyMichael MockNing-Ning ZhangYa-Nan ZhangLi LiZhen-Yu LiYa-Tong LiuYunyun DongYong YanLinlin ZhangYiguang ChenLianghao YuXin TaoLan TangLiangzheng YeYu LiuLu HanHengzheng LiYihan LingGuang ZhuHuile JinWenjian YangJingshen ZhangHui XiongJing LanSongyang YuanMengdi ZhanZiyu TanWenzhe LiJiandong FanAlexander ShindrovYelizaveta MorkhovaJiaxiang LiuYuzhen ZhaoZhe ZhangManni LiWenqi SongWentao LiZongcheng MiaoFarzad FarahmandzadehHoda HekmataraMehdi MolaeiChanreingam LongManabendra RayKyle PearceLouis MorrisThomas RobinsonAndrew JohnsonMary MahonMichael Hill

general chemistryinorganic chemistrychemical sciencesstructural chemistryroyal societyorganometallic chemistrychemistry educationmain group chemistrynuclear chemistryphilosophy of chemistryorganic chemistrycontents listchemical analysisbiochemistrymathematical chemistrychemical measurementtheoretical chemistryleading chemistry communitychemistrycheminformaticsinorganic chemistry frontierchemical structurecoordination chemistrytransition metal chemistry

Importance of Undergraduate Institution Prestige in Physics Faculty Hiring Networks. Physical Review Physics Education Research (2024)

Daniel Z. GrunspanRegis KomperdaErika G. OfferdahlAnna E. AbrahamSara EtebariSamantha A. MaasJulie A. RobertsSuhail GhafoorSara E. Brownell

physics facultyundergraduate institution prestigehigher educationphysicsphysic education

Limitations of Current Machine-Learning Models in Predicting Enzymatic Functions for Uncharacterized Proteins. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Valérie de Crécy-LagardRaquel DiasIddo FriedbergYifeng YuanManal A. Swairjo

biophysicsprotein structure predictionbioinformaticsuncharacterized proteinsprotein sciencebiostatisticsenzymatic functions

Validity and Reliability of Survey Data: Key to Empowering Chemical Health and Safety Research. ACS Chemical Health & Safety (2024)

Qi CuiJordan T. HarshmanRegis Komperda

scientific datadata qualitydata reliabilitysurvey methodologyreliabilitystatistics

7-Deazaguanines in Dna: Functional and Structural Elucidation of a Dna Modification System. Nucleic Acids Research (2023)

Samanthi Herath GedaraEvan WoodAndrew GustafsonCui LiangShr-Hau HungJoshua SavagePhuc PhanAmit LuthraValérie de Crécy-LagardPeter DedonManal A SwairjoDirk Iwata-Reuyl

geneticsgene expressionbiomolecular engineeringnucleic acidsdna modification systemstructure elucidationmolecular biologystructural elucidationstructural biology

Abstract 1892: Characterization of a 7-Deazaguanine-Based Bacterial Modification System. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2023)

Samanthi Herath GedaraAndrew GustafsonEvan WoodManal SwairjoDirk Iwata-Reuyl

molecular biologymicrobiologyapplied microbiologybiotechnology

Chiral Perovskite Nanocrystals for Asymmetric Reactions: A Highly Enantioselective Strategy for Photocatalytic Synthesis of N–C Axially Chiral Heterocycles. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2023)

Kanchan MishraDylana GuyonJovan San MartinYong Yan

catalysisasymmetric reactionschemistryenantioselective strategyinorganic chemistryinorganic synthesischiral perovskite nanocrystalsmaterial chemistryasymmetric catalysismaterials sciencephotocatalysisphotocatalytic synthesisnanotechnologychemical engineeringenantioselective synthesis

Cspbbr 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Photocatalytic [3+2] Cycloaddition. ChemSusChem (2023)

Yixiong LinYong Yan

catalysischemistryinorganic chemistryinorganic synthesismaterial chemistrynanostructure synthesismaterials sciencephotocatalysisnanoparticle researchnanotechnologychemical engineering

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Young Lee

Associate Prof

San Diego State University

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College of Sciences

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

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Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

Single-Molecule Detection of Oligonucleotides Using the Fluorescent Nucleobase Analogue Abn. Chemical Science (2025)

George N. SamaanAndres Jimenez SalinasAlexandra E. BailieJulian GrimJulian M. CizmicAnita C. JonesYoungkwang LeeByron W. Purse

microbiologymolecular diagnosticssingle moleculesbiomolecular engineeringsingle molecule biophysicsfluorescencestructural molecular biologyoligonucleotidessingle-molecule detectionmolecular biology

Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Diaryl Ethers by Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkyne–Azide Cycloaddition. ACS Catalysis (2024)

Xuyao HanLan ChenYong YanYanyang ZhaoAijun LinShang GaoHequan Yao

chemical engineeringorganic synthesisorganometallic catalysisatroposelective synthesistransition metal chemistrycatalysisenantioselective synthesis

Contents List. Dalton Transactions (2024)

Importance of Undergraduate Institution Prestige in Physics Faculty Hiring Networks. Physical Review Physics Education Research (2024)

Daniel Z. GrunspanRegis KomperdaErika G. OfferdahlAnna E. AbrahamSara EtebariSamantha A. MaasJulie A. RobertsSuhail GhafoorSara E. Brownell

physics facultyundergraduate institution prestigehigher educationphysicsphysic education

Limitations of Current Machine-Learning Models in Predicting Enzymatic Functions for Uncharacterized Proteins. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Valérie de Crécy-LagardRaquel DiasIddo FriedbergYifeng YuanManal A. Swairjo

biophysicsprotein structure predictionbioinformaticsuncharacterized proteinsprotein sciencebiostatisticsenzymatic functions

Validity and Reliability of Survey Data: Key to Empowering Chemical Health and Safety Research. ACS Chemical Health & Safety (2024)

Qi CuiJordan T. HarshmanRegis Komperda

scientific datadata qualitydata reliabilitysurvey methodologyreliabilitystatistics

7-Deazaguanines in Dna: Functional and Structural Elucidation of a Dna Modification System. Nucleic Acids Research (2023)

Samanthi Herath GedaraEvan WoodAndrew GustafsonCui LiangShr-Hau HungJoshua SavagePhuc PhanAmit LuthraValérie de Crécy-LagardPeter DedonManal A SwairjoDirk Iwata-Reuyl

geneticsgene expressionbiomolecular engineeringnucleic acidsdna modification systemstructure elucidationmolecular biologystructural elucidationstructural biology

Abstract 1892: Characterization of a 7-Deazaguanine-Based Bacterial Modification System. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2023)

Samanthi Herath GedaraAndrew GustafsonEvan WoodManal SwairjoDirk Iwata-Reuyl

molecular biologymicrobiologyapplied microbiologybiotechnology

Kanchan MishraDylana GuyonJovan San MartinYong Yan

Cspbbr 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Photocatalytic [3+2] Cycloaddition. ChemSusChem (2023)

Yixiong LinYong Yan

catalysischemistryinorganic chemistryinorganic synthesismaterial chemistrynanostructure synthesismaterials sciencephotocatalysisnanoparticle researchnanotechnologychemical engineering

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