Academic Positions 

Mar 2026-present  Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Gachon University College of Medicine.

Nov 2025–Feb 2026  Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida. 

Sep 2022–Nov 2025  Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. 

Sep 2021–Aug 2022 Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Seoul National University  

Mar 2020–Aug 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Biological Science, Seoul National University  

Sep 2019–Aug 2021 Department assistant, School of Biological Science, Seoul National University 

Professional Affiliations

The Microbiological Society of Korea (MSK): Member (2021~present), 생리생화학 분과 활동회원 (2026~present)

The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KMB): Member (2026~present), 간사 (2027~)

Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA): Member (2024~present)

American Society of Microbiology (ASM): Member (2025~present)

The Korean Society for Glycoscience (KSG): Member (2026~present)

Korean Society of Life Science (KSLS): Member (2026~present)

Fellowships & Grants

Sep 2026–Aug 2027 핵심연구(기본연구B), 과학기술정보통신부 한국연구재단 (단독주관기관 연구책임자)

Jul 2026–Dec 2030 ARPA-H 잠복 감염 활성화 원천 차단 플랫폼 개발 (ERASEx), 보건복지부 한국보건산업진흥청 (위탁기관 연구책임자)

Jul 2026–Dec 2030 ARPA-H 잠복 감염 활성화 원천 차단 플랫폼 개발 (ERASEx), 보건복지부 한국보건산업진흥청 (공동 연구기관 연구책임자)

Sep 2022–Aug 2023 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Nurturing Next-generation Researchers, National Research Foundation of Korea funded by Minister of Education.

Sep 2021–Aug 2022 Basic Science Research Program, National Research Foundation of Korea funded by Minister of Education 

Mar 2017–Mar 2019 Research Fellowship, Fostering Core Leaders of the Future Basic Science Program, Seoul National University.