About Professor

Kim, Jae-Yean, Ph.D.

Professor

International Association for Plant Biotechnology (IAPB) Congress 2023: Program Chair

The First President, Society of Plant Breeding Innovation (2019-2022)

Division of Life Science (Undergraduate Program)

Division of Applied Life Science (Graduate Program)

Gyeongsang National University


Education

l  Ph.D. Plant Molecular & Cell Biology, Univ. Paris XI. France (1998)

l  M.S. Biotechnology KAIST, Korea (1992),

l  B.S. Agricultural Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea (1990)


Major appointments

l  Professor, Division of Applied Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University (2003-present)

l  President, Society of Plant Breeding Innovation(신육종혁신기술연구회)(2019-2022)

l  Director, Division of Life Science, GNU (2015-2016)

l  Director, Outstanding Creative Korea(CK-1) Program for Life Science Education, GNU (2014-2019)

l  Director, WCU Plant Cell Communication (2008-2013)

l  Post-Doc, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA (2000-2003)

l  Post-Doc, Univ. Warwick, UK (1998-2000)

Editorial Appointment

l  Plant Biotechnology Reports (Associate Editor, Guest Editor)

l  Plants (Editorial Board Member, Guest Editor)

l  Journal of Plant Biology (Editor, Editorial Board Member)

l  ISRN Developmental Biology (Editorial Board Member)

Fields of Interest:

       l  Plant Synthetic Biology & Metabolic Engineering

       l  CRISPR/Cas-based Plant Genome Editing

        l  New Plant Breeding Technique

       l  Cannabinoid Engineering in Cannabis/hemp

       l  Tomato Breeding using CRISPR/Cas genome editing

       l  Biotech Startup cooperation


Contact Information:

Kim Jae-Yean CV 2024.04.07.docx