Principle Investigator

Experiences

• 2023. 03. – present         Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea 

• 2019. 10. – 2023. 02.     Postdoc fellow, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA                                                      (Advisor: Cynthia E. Dunbar, MD)

• 2019. 03. – 2019. 06.     Postdoc fellow, Adult Stem Cell Research Center (ASCRC), College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul,                                                              Korea (Advisor: Kyung-Sun Kang, DVM, Ph.D)

Education

• 2012. 03. – 2019. 02.     Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine (Stem cell biology), College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University,  Seoul, Korea                                                                                            (Advisor: Kyung-Sun Kang, DVM, Ph.D)

                                                     Dissertation: Enhancement of therapeutic efficacy by immunomodulation in human mesenchymal stem cells

• 2006. 03. – 2012. 02.     B.S. in Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 

Research Interests

• Therapeutic application of adult stem cells

• Organoid development

• Gene and cell therapy for hematologic disorders