Professor Ka Young Chung
<Contact>
kychung2@skku.edu
+82-31-290-7787
<Academic Experiences>
- 1997 - 2001 : Bachelor in Pharmacy. College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University
- 2001 - 2003 : Master in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University
- 2003 - 2008 : Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
<Work Experiences>
- 2008 - 2011 : PostDoc, Stanford University (Dr. Brian Kobilka lab, 2012 Nobel Laureate)
- 2012 - 2016 : Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University
- 2016 - 2023 : Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University
- 2017 - present : Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (한국차세대과학기술 한림원, 정회원)
- 2018 : Chair, Pharmacy Department, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University
- 2023 - present : Professor, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University
<Awards and Others>
- 2006 : Predoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association
- 2007 : Vilas Travel Grant Award
- 2010 : Senior Scientist Fellowship, American Lung Association
- 2012 : Frontier Young Scientist Award, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (차세대선도과학자, 한국과학기술한림원)
- 2017. Oct : Young Academic Research Award, The Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology (신진학술상, 한국응용약물학회)
- 2019. Sept : WBF-코스맥스 여성과학약진상, 여성생명과학기술포럼/코스맥스(주)
- 2019. Oct : 차세대선도약학자상, 대한약학회
- 2019. Dec : 과학기술정보통신부 '2019 올해의 기초연구자' 장관상 표창
- 2020 Jan : The Blue Ribbon Lecture, The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (한국분자세포생물학회, 블루리본강)
- 2021. Feb : 제2회 에쓰-오일 차세대과학자상
<Academic Society Activities>
- 한국분자세포생물학회: 뉴스지편집위원 (2013, 2018), 윤리위원 (2019-2020)
- 한국응용약물학회: 재무간사 (2013), 학술간사 (2014 - 2019), 재무부위원장 (2020)
- 대한약학회: 학술위원 (2013 - 2014), 교육위원 (2021-현재)
- 한국구조생물학회: 회원이사 (2015 - 2019), 바이오디자인 운영위원 (2016 - 2018), 재무위원 (2022 - 현재)
- 2017 Kavli Frontiers of Science, The third Korean-American symposium, Organizing committee (2015 - 2017)
- 한국단백질학회: 학술간사 (2016 - 2018), 회원간사 (2019-2020)
- 여성생명과학기술포럼: 학술운영위원 (2015 - 2019, 2022), 인재발굴위원 (2019, 2021, 2022), 인재발굴위원장 (2020)
- 생명약학연구회: 재무간사 (2017 - 2019)
- Biomolecules & Therapeutics: 편집간사 (2017 - 2020), 편집부위원장 (2021-현재)
<Invited Talks at International Conferences>
- 2018 Keystone Symposia, G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Structural Dynamics and Functional Implications
- 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 2023.
- CUHKSZ-KIIDD Symposium 2023