Sang Won Yun, MD, PhD

Hospital Resident

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Hospital Resident

Biography

Sangwon grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Duke University, where he majored in biology with a minor in chemistry. He completed MD/PhD training at the Yale School of Medicine in 2025. His clinical interests are in surgical oncology and colorectal surgery, particularly the drivers of early-onset malignancy.

Last Updated on July 22, 2025.

Departments & Organizations

Surgery

Education & Training

MD: Yale School of Medicine (2025)

PhD: Yale School of Medicine, Genetics (2023)

BS: Duke University, Biology (2017)

Research

Publications

2023

Injury prevents Ras mutant cell expansion in mosaic skin
Gallini S, Annusver K, Rahman N, Gonzalez D, Yun S, Matte-Martone C, Xin T, Lathrop E, Suozzi K, Kasper M, Greco V. Injury prevents Ras mutant cell expansion in mosaic skin. Nature 2023, 619: 167-175. PMID: 37344586, PMCID: PMC10322723, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06198-y.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Live imaging reveals chromatin compaction transitions and dynamic transcriptional bursting during stem cell differentiation in vivo
May D, Yun S, Gonzalez D, Park S, Chen Y, Lathrop E, Cai B, Xin T, Zhao H, Wang S, Gonzalez L, Cockburn K, Greco V. Live imaging reveals chromatin compaction transitions and dynamic transcriptional bursting during stem cell differentiation in vivo. ELife 2023, 12: e83444. PMID: 36880644, PMCID: PMC10027315, DOI: 10.7554/elife.83444.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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2022

Double knockin mice show NF-κB trajectories in immune signaling and aging
Rahman S, Aqdas M, Martin E, Ardori F, Songkiatisak P, Oh K, Uderhardt S, Yun S, Claybourne Q, McDevitt R, Greco V, Germain R, Tessarollo L, Sung M. Double knockin mice show NF-κB trajectories in immune signaling and aging. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111682. PMID: 36417863, PMCID: PMC9764224, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111682.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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From start to finish—a molecular link in wound repair
Yun S, Greco V. From start to finish—a molecular link in wound repair. Science 2022, 375: 619-620. PMID: 35143296, DOI: 10.1126/science.abn7411.
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2018

Systemic surfaceome profiling identifies target antigens for immune-based therapy in subtypes of advanced prostate cancer.
Lee JK, Bangayan NJ, Chai T, Smith BA, Pariva TE, Yun S, Vashisht A, Zhang Q, Park JW, Corey E, Huang J, Graeber TG, Wohlschlegel J, Witte ON. Systemic surfaceome profiling identifies target antigens for immune-based therapy in subtypes of advanced prostate cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018, 115: E4473-E4482. PMID: 29686080, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802354115.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

ORCID
0000-0002-1156-8094

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Honors

honor
Full member
07/19/2024International AwardSigma Xi
honor
MacMillan Center International Conference Travel Grant
03/17/2022Yale University Award
honor
Society of Investigative Dermatology Travel Award
03/09/2022International Award

Get In Touch

Contacts

sangwon.yun@yale.edu

Titles

Biography

Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Publications

2023

Injury prevents Ras mutant cell expansion in mosaic skin

Live imaging reveals chromatin compaction transitions and dynamic transcriptional bursting during stem cell differentiation in vivo

2022

Double knockin mice show NF-κB trajectories in immune signaling and aging

From start to finish—a molecular link in wound repair

2018

Systemic surfaceome profiling identifies target antigens for immune-based therapy in subtypes of advanced prostate cancer.

ORCID

Honors

Full member

MacMillan Center International Conference Travel Grant

Society of Investigative Dermatology Travel Award

Contacts