Alan Kyungwhan An

Alan Kyungwhan An

Ph.D.  ·  Postdoctoral Researcher
POSTECH — Pohang University of Science and Technology
Previously: Korean Genomics Center (KOGIC), UNIST
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Research Interests

Quantitative measurement and mechanistic interpretation of genome-wide regulatory changes underlying human aging using integrative multi-omic approaches. Particular focus on transcriptomic aging clocks, epigenetic dynamics under infectious stress, and population-scale genomics.

Education

2021 – 2026
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
UNIST — Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Supervisor: Jong Bhak, Ph.D.  ·  Thesis: "Quantifying geroelasticity through transcriptomic aging clocks during infectious stress"
2020
Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science
University of Auckland
GPA: 9.0 / 9.0
2017 – 2019
B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences
University of Auckland
GPA: 8.44 / 9.0

Publications

1
Identification of reactive CpGs and RNA expression in early COVID-19 through cis-eQTM analysis reflecting disease severity and recovery
Ryu H, An K, Kwon Y, et al.  ·  Communications Biology, 2025;8(1):1174 Co-First Author
2
Dynamic and reversible transcriptomic age shifts induced by COVID-19 in Korean whole blood
An K, Kwon Y, Bhak J, et al.  ·  Aging, 2025;17 First Author
3
Epigenetic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype switching in early-onset acute myocardial infarction
Jeon Y, Kwon Y, Kim YJ, Jeon S, Ryu H, An K, et al.  ·  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 2025;45(6):e217–e230
4
Identification of 17 novel epigenetic biomarkers associated with anxiety disorders using differential methylation analysis followed by machine learning-based validation
Kwon Y, Blazyte A, Jeon Y, Kim YJ, An K, et al.  ·  Clinical Epigenetics, 2025;17(1):24
5
Korea4K: whole genome sequences of 4,157 Koreans with 107 phenotypes derived from extensive health check-ups
Jeon S, Choi H, Jeon Y, Choi WH, Choi H, An K, et al.  ·  GigaScience, 2024;13:giae014
6
Identification and validation of six acute myocardial infarction-associated variants, including a novel prognostic marker for cardiac mortality
Jeon Y, Jeon S, An K, et al.  ·  Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023;10:1226971
7
Genome-wide analyses of early-onset acute myocardial infarction identify 29 novel loci by whole genome sequencing
Jeon Y, Jeon S, Choi WH, An K, et al.  ·  Human Genetics, 2023;142(2):231–243

Working Papers

1
10,239 whole genomes with multiomic and clinical health information as the Korean population multiomic reference dataset
An K, Jeon S, Kwon Y, et al.  ·  bioRxiv 2025.11.17.688763 First Author
2
Telomere-to-Telomere accurate and gapless Korean standard reference genome
Kwon Y, Bhak J, Jeon S, Park S, Yoon C, An K, et al.  ·  bioRxiv 2025.11.17.688257
3
Chronic mechanical stress in artificial aquatic environments drives nasal fibroma formation in the flapnose ray (Rhinoptera javanica)
Park JH, An K, Jeon S, et al.  ·  Scientific Reports (Submitted) Co-First Author

Academic Experience

2026 – present
Postdoctoral Researcher
POSTECH — Pohang University of Science and Technology
Feb – Aug 2021
Research Intern
Korean Genomics Center (KOGIC), UNIST
Aug – Dec 2021
Teaching Assistant
UNIST
BME30601: Biostatistics for Engineers

Awards & Honors

2021
First in Course Award, BIOSCI 759
University of Auckland
2021
First in Course Award, MEDSCI 732
University of Auckland
2020
PGDip Scholarship
University of Auckland
2019
Distinction in Statistics 101
University of Auckland
2019
First in Course Award, MATHS 102
University of Auckland
2018
First in Course Award, BIOSCI 203
University of Auckland
2018
First in Course Award, MEDSCI 203
University of Auckland

Skills

Programming
Python R
Languages
English (Native) Korean (Native)
Other
AI-assisted scientific workflows Multi-omics Transcriptomics Epigenomics