About BAGEL's
Principal Investigator 

Assistant Professor

Inha University

September 2023 - Present, Department of Biological Engineering & Department of Biopharmaceutical Engineering

Education

Ph.D.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

September 2016 - August 2020, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Advisor: Yong Keun Chang, Co-advisor: Ki Jun Jeong

M.S.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

September 2014 – August 2016, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Advisor: Yong Keun Chang

B.S.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 

February 2009 – August 2014, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Professional Career

Research Fellow

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

September 2021 - August 2023, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine

Advisor: Peggy S. Lai

Postdoctoral Researcher

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)

September 2020 – August 2021, Cell Factory Research Center

Advisor: Chi-Yong Ahn, Co-advisor: Hee-Mock Oh

Grant and Awards

7.     Outstanding Young Scientist Grants

National Research Foundation of Korea, the Ministry of Science and ICT, 2025-2030

6.     Inha University Start-up Fund

    Inha University Research and Business Foundation, 2023-2025

5.     Student oral presentation award
46th annual meeting & international conference of the Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KMB) 2019, Jeju, Korea          

4.     Best student oral presentation award
45th annual meeting & international conference of the Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KMB) 2018, Yeosu, Korea   

3.     Best poster presentation award
The 4th Asia-Oceania Algae Innovation Summit (AOAIS) 2016, Wuhan, China        

2.     Excellence in leadership and volunteering award
KAIST Commencement 2015, Daejeon, Korea

1.     Best volunteer team in Africa
National Information Agency, 2011, Seoul, Korea

Contributions to Academia

Topic Editor

Frontiers in Microbiology (Microalgae-Microbe Interactions: Advances and Applications)

September 2024 – present

Reviewer

For Chemical Engineering Journal; Resources, Conservation & Recycling; Bioresource Technology; Microbial Cell Factories; Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering; Algal Research; Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry; Environmental Pollution; Journal of Applied Phycology; Peer J; KSBB Journal; Biotechnology for Biofuels; Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

April 2020 – Present