Junu Bae, MD, PhD

Junu Bae, MD, PhD

Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Research/Academic Interests: Multi-omics analysis, drug discovery, molecular imaging
Bio: Despite having lived in various places throughout my life, my ties to St. Louis have always remained strong, and I’m thrilled to be back home to further my training. I’ve been a passionate lifelong supporter of our sports teams through the good and bad, celebrating the victories of the Cardinals (#RallySquirrel) and Blues (#PlayGloria) or embracing the fresh spirit of the Battlehawks (#Kakaw) and STL City SC. I also enjoy exploring the outdoors in our beautiful local parks, visiting the Art Museum, and experimenting with cooking.

Selected Publications/Abstracts

  • Metzger-Filho O, Collier K, Asad S, Ansell PJ, Watson M, Bae J, et al. Matched cohort study of germline BRCA mutation carriers with triple negative breast cancer in BrighTNess. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021; 7(1): 142.
  • Bae J, Zhang G, Park H, et al. 15N-Azides as practical and effective tags for developing long-lived hyperpolarized agents. Chem Sci. 2021; 12(42): 14309–14315.
  • Metzger-Filho O, Stover DG, Asad S, Ansell PJ, Watson M, Loibl S, Geyer Jr. CE, Bae J, et al. Association of immunophenotype with pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer: A secondary analysis of the BrighTNess Phase 3 randomized clinical trial. JAMA Oncol. 2021; 7(4): 603–608
  • Palmer Kelly E, Paredes AZ, DiFilippo S, Hyer JM, Tsilimigras DI, Rice DR, Bae J, et al. The religious/spiritual beliefs and needs of cancer survivors who underwent cancer-directed surgery. Palliat Support Care. 2021; 19(2): 175–181.
  • Park H, Zhang G, Bae J, et al. Application of 15N2-diazirines as a versatile platform for hyperpolarization of biological molecules by d-DNP. Bioconjugate Chem. 2020; 31(3): 537–541.
  • Bae J, Zhou Z, et al. 15N4-1,2,4,5-tetrazines as potential molecular tags: Integrating bioorthogonal chemistry with hyperpolarization and unearthing para-N2. Sci Adv. 2018; 4(3): eaar2978.
  • Shen K, Logan AWJ, Colell JFP, Bae J, et al. Diazirines as potential molecular imaging tags: Probing the requirements for efficient and long-lived SABREinduced hyperpolarization. Angew Chem Int Ed. 2017; 56(40): 12112–12116.