Seung Ja Oh Ph.D
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics and Biotechnology
Kyung Hee University
Major : Biochemistry and Molecular, Cellular Biology
Office : Life Science Building #257
Lab : Life Science Building #207
Present Address:
1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
Phone : +82-31-201-2651
E-mail : seungja.oh@khu.ac.kr
Prof. Seung Ja Oh received her bachelor in 2005 from Pennsylvania State University. She got her Ph.D. in 2011 from Pennsylvania State University. She worked at Department of Dermatology of University of Pennsylvania as a postdoctoral researcher. She was a Research Scientist at Samsung Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and then a Senior Researcher of Center for Biomaterials at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Genetics and Biotechnology Department at Kyung Hee University. Her research interests are developing new therapeutic platforms for targeted therapy of various disease.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Associate Professor Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Senior Researcher Center for Biomaterials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Research Staff Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, South Korea
Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, USA
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Identification of Novel Theraeputic Target in various disease including cancer and inflammatory disease
Development of Novel Protein Therapeutic Platform
Development of New Drug Screening System
HONOR AND AWARDS
KIST Best R&D Team Award, Feb 2020
KIST Young Fellow Award, May 2019
KIST Best R&D Team Award, Jan 2019
Samsung Electronics Best Paper Award, Silver prize 2013
R. Adams Dutcher Memorial Scholarship, Jul. 2010, The Pennsylvania State University
The Braucher Fellowship Award, May. 2008, The Pennsylvania State University
The Braddock Fellowship Award, Sep. 2006, The Pennsylvania State University