Education Background

08/2011, Dept. of Biological Sciences (Epigenetics/ Chromatin Biology), KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Ph.D.

02/2007, Dept. of Bioscience (Functional Genomics), UST (University of Science and Technology), M.S.

02/2005, Dept. of Life Science, CNU (Chonnam National University), B.S.

Professional Career

03/2026-present, 생명정보융합학과, 부교수 (Dept. of Convergent Bioscience and Informatics/ Associate Professor).

07/2023-present, 생명과학과, 조교수 및 부교수 Graduate School of Biological Sciences.

03/2022-02/2026, 생명정보융합학과, 조교수 (Dept. of Convergent Bioscience and Informatics/ Assistant Professor).

02/2020-02/2022, 포항공과대학(POSTECH), 연구조교수 (Dept. of Life Science, POSTECH/ Research Professor).

06/2014-01/2020, Dept. of Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, US/ Post Doc. & Research Scientist (Instructor).

08/2011-05/2014, 한국과학기술원(KAIST), 포닥 (Dept. of Biological Sciences, KAIST/ Post doc.)

02/2007-07/2007, 한국생명공학연구원 (KRIBB), 석사연구원 (Korea research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology), Research Associate (Post Mas.).

Administrative Appointment at CNU

03/2025-02/2028, 과학영재교육원 부원장 및 지도교수(생명과학) (Associate Director and Faculty Advisor [Life Sciences], Science Gifted Education Center)

03/2025-02/2027, 창의융합대학 자율전공융합학부 학부장 (Director, Division of Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Creative Convergence)

02/2025-01/2027, 생명시스템과학대학 생명정보융합학과 학과장 (Chair, Dept. of Convergent Bioscience and Informatics, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology)

03/2024-02/2026, 생물공학연구소 운영위원 (Member of the Steering Committee, Biotechnology Research Institute)

Award

(03/2025)  Outstanding Teaching Award, Chungnam National University

(11/2021)  Young Investigator Research Award, 2021 International Conference of KSMCB

(09/2021)  Young Scientist Award, The 30th International KOGO Annual Conference 2021

(05/2021)  Young Scientist Award (2 Finalists) & Travel Grant, KSBMB International Conference 2021

(12/2015)  Top 5 Achievements of Research and News in Life Science Division, BRIC (2015 국내바이오분야 연구성과 Top5 [생명과학], 브릭)

(10/2015)  Top 100 National R&D Excellence Award, Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2015 국가연구개발 우수성과 100선, 미래창조과학부)

(02/2015)  KAIST Top 10 representative researches Award

(08/2007 - Aug/2011)  Government Scholarship, KAIST

(02/2007)  Excellent Graduate Student Award, UST

Scientific Membership

한국통합생물학회, The Korean Society for Integrative Biology (KSIB), 정회원, 이사, 출판위원

생화학분자생물학회, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB)/ FAOBMB, 정회원, 회원위원회 위원

한국분자세포생물학회, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB), 정회원

한국유전체학회, Korea Genome Organization (KOGO), 정회원

한국유전학회, The Genetics Society of Korea, 정회원

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings, 정회원

10/2022-present, 식품의약품안전처 OOO 안전성 심사위원회/ 심사위원 (분자생물학 분과).

04/2022-present, 충남대학교 생물공학연구소 (Institute of Biotechnology)/ 책임연구원, 운영위원.