Kyunghee Choi, PhD

Medical School Department Pathology and Immunology
Research Program Hematopoietic Development & Malignancy
Kyunghee Choi

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Section of Immunology and Molecular Pathology, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 1988 - 1989: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
  • 1990 - 1995: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO

Education

  • 1984: MS, Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
  • 1988: PhD, Genetics/Cancer Biology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Molecular understanding of hematopoietic commitment during embryogenesis and hematopoietic disorders.

Research Publications

Distinct contributions of Etv2+ and Flk1+ progenitors to endothelial, hematopoietic, and cardiac lineages.
Authors:

Alleyne D, Kim M, Wu J, one or more additional authors omitted Choi K

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Cell Rep • 2026

Linking tumour angiogenesis and tumour immunity.
Authors:

Kabir AU, Subramanian M, Kwon Y, Choi K

Journal & Year:

Nat Rev Immunol • 2026

Enhancing tumor immunity via in vivo cDC1 reprogramming.
Authors:

Kwon Y, Choi K

Journal & Year:

Trends Immunol • 2024

ZBTB46 coordinates angiogenesis and immunity to control tumor outcome.
Authors:

Kabir AU, Zeng C, Subramanian M, one or more additional authors omitted Choi K

Journal & Year:

Nat Immunol • 2024

Baf155 controls hematopoietic differentiation and regeneration through chromatin priming.
Authors:

Wu J, Fan C, Kabir AU, one or more additional authors omitted Choi K

Journal & Year:

Cell Rep • 2024

Extramedullary hematopoiesis in cancer.
Authors:

Barisas DAG, Choi K

Journal & Year:

Exp Mol Med • 2024