Research Interest
I am interested in mitosis. My research focuses on understanding the mechanism of the formation of bipolar spindle and the maintenance of chromosome stability in animal cells.
Education
| 2003 | PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Davis. Davis, CA |
| 1996 | MS in Cell Biology, Ewha Woman's University. Seoul, Korea |
| 1994 | BS in Biology, Ewha Woman's University. Seoul, Korea |
Selected publications
- Kwon M, & Scholey JM. Spindle mechanics and dynamics during mitosis in Drosophila. Trends Cell Biol (2004), 14(4):194–205
- Kwon M, Morales-Mulia S, Brust-Mascher I, Rogers GC, Sharp DJ, & Scholey JM. The chromokinesin, KLP3A, dives mitotic spindle pole separation during prometaphase and anaphase and facilitates chromatid motility. Mol Biol Cell (2004), 15(1):219–33
- Sharp DJ, Brown HM, Kwon M, Rogers GC, Holland G, & Scholey JM. Functional coordination of three mitotic motors in Drosophila embryos. Mol Biol Cell (2000), 11(1):241–53
