Professor Dongsoo Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He received his B.S., Ph.D., and postdoctoral training in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST. After completing his postdoctoral research at the BioProcess Research Laboratory at KAIST, he joined Korea University and established an independent research program at the interface of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering.

Professor Yang’s research focuses on engineering microorganisms for sustainable bioproduction and the development of advanced synthetic biology tools. A major theme of his work is the creation of novel enzymes through directed evolution and computational protein engineering to expand the biosynthesis of bioactive natural products, including antibiotics, anticancer agents, and antifungal compounds.

Another key research direction is the development of synthetic biology tools for precise gene and pathway control, such as genome and transcriptome editing systems, metabolite biosensors, and synthetic regulatory RNAs. These tools enable high-throughput manipulation of microbial metabolism and support systems-level metabolic engineering.

Professor Yang also conducts research on live biotherapeutics and diagnostics, designing engineered probiotic and commensal bacteria capable of sensing disease-related signals and performing diagnostic or therapeutic functions. His work further extends to microbiome engineering strategies for biomedical and industrial applications.

Professor Yang has published widely in leading journals, including Nature Catalysis, Nature Communications, Trends in Biotechnology, and ACS Synthetic Biology. Through interdisciplinary research integrating biology, chemistry, and engineering, he aims to advance sustainable biomanufacturing and next-generation living therapeutic technologies.

Prof. Dongsoo Yang

Assistant Professor

Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University

145 Anam-ro, Seoungbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

T: +82-2 3290-3665 | T: +482-2 3290-3642

Email: dosoyang@korea.ac.kr