Justin Jeon | Yonsei University

About

Bridging exercise science
and health systems.

Translating scientific evidence into real-world interventions that improve lives through exercise, oncology, and systemic health transformation.

Dr. Jeon is a Professor at Yonsei University, holding appointments in the Department of Sport Industry Studies (College of Education Sciences), the Cancer Prevention Center at Yonsei Cancer Center (Severance Hospital).

He serves as Head of the Center for Exercise Medicine and Salutogenesis at Yonsei University, where his team develops and validates exercise-based interventions for chronic disease management. His research sits at the intersection of exercise physiology, oncology, and public health.

More recently, he has been leading the Korean Health Generation System Transformation Research Group, pursuing a paradigm shift from Pathogenesis (disease-centered) to Salutogenesis (health-generation) in addressing Korea's complex health crises including suicide, low fertility, and chronic disease epidemics. He is a member of the Global Working Group on Salutogenesis (IUHPE/STARS) and collaborate with the Center for Salutogenesis at the University of Zurich.

With over 300 publications spanning exercise oncology, diabetes, obesity, and health systems, his work aims to translate scientific evidence into real-world interventions that improve lives.

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Research

Areas of focus.

Pioneering research at the intersection of exercise science, chronic disease, and health system transformation.

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Exercise Oncology

Exercise interventions for cancer patients and survivors across all phases of survivorship

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Exercise & Diabetes

Physical activity-based management strategies for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome

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Salutogenesis

Health generation paradigm — shifting from disease treatment to systemic health creation

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Exercise Physiology

Mechanisms of exercise-induced health benefits, molecular pathways, and biomarkers

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Public Health & Policy

System-level interventions for suicide prevention, chronic disease, and health equity

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AI in Health

Human-centered AI platforms integrating personal, relational, and environmental health data

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Education

Academic journey.

Postdoc

Harvard Medical School

Post-Doctoral Fellowship · Boston, USA

Ph.D.

University of Alberta

Doctor of Philosophy · Edmonton, Canada

M.Sc.

University of Alberta

Master of Science · Edmonton, Canada

B.Sc.

Yonsei University

Bachelor of Science · Seoul, South Korea

Publications

Selected works.

A curated selection from 300+ peer-reviewed publications in exercise oncology, diabetes, and health systems.

Meeting Physical Activity and Resistance Exercise Guidelines Associated with Significantly Reduced Prevalence of Diabetes in Older Adults

Kim, C., Park, D.H., Lee, Y., Kim, E.C., Oh, C.G., Lee, D.H. & Jeon, J.Y.

Exercise as a New Therapeutic Modality in Oncology: CHALLENGE Trial Refines Survivorship Care

Jeon, J.Y.

Early Implementation of Exercise to Facilitate Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Min, J., Kim, J.Y., Ryu, J., Park, S., Courneya, K.S., Ligibel, J., Kim, S.I. & Jeon, J.Y.

Wearable-Device-Measured Physical Activity and Future Health Risk

Strain, T., Wijndaele, K., Dempsey, P.C., Sharp, S.J., Pearce, M., Jeon, J.Y., Lindsay, T., Wareham, N. & Brage, S.

SGLT2 Inhibition Modulates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activity via Ketones and Insulin in Diabetes with Cardiovascular Disease

Kim, S.R., Lee, S.G., Kim, S.H., Kim, J.H., Choi, E., Cho, W., Rim, J.H., Hwang, I., Lee, C.J., Lee, M., Oh, C.M., Jeon, J.Y., Gee, H.Y., Kim, J.H., Lee, B.W., Kang, E.S., Cha, B.S., Lee, M.S., Yu, J.W., Cho, J.W., Kim, J.S. & Lee, Y.H.

Elevated Resting Heart Rate Is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Cho, W., Kim, H.S., Lee, D.H., Park, D.H., Lee, M.K., Yang, S.Y., Min, B.S., Courneya, K.S., Meyerhardt, J.A., Giovannucci, E., Kim, N.K. & Jeon, J.Y.

Postdiagnosis Physical Activity Is Associated with Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Surgery

An, K.Y., Jeon, J.Y., Arthuso, F.Z., Wang, Q., Friedenreich, C.M. & Courneya, K.S.

Full-Textile Electrostimulation Realizing Electrical Waste Reduction

Yong, H., Jung, S., Song, H., Oyama, O., Song, M., Heo, S., Lee, Y., Cho, S., Hwang, P.T.J., Jeon, J.Y., Lee, S. & Hong, J.

ESMO Expert Consensus Statements on Cancer Survivorship: Promoting High-Quality Survivorship Care and Research in Europe

Vaz-Luis, I., Masiero, M., Cavaletti, G., Cervantes, A., Chlebowski, R.T., Curigliano, G., Felip, E., Ferreira, A.R., Ganz, P.A., Hegarty, J., Jeon, J., Johansen, C., Joly, F., Jordan, K., Koczwara, B., Lagergren, P., Lambertini, M., Lenihan, D., Linardou, H., Loprinzi, C., Partridge, A.H., Rauh, S., Steindorf, K., van der Graaf, W., van de Poll-Franse, L., Pentheroudakis, G., Peters, S. & Pravettoni, G.

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