Principal Investigator

Professional Career

2026. 03. - Present Professor

• Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Natural Science, Dong-A University, Korea

• Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Korea 

2022. 03. - 2026. 02. Associate Professor

• Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Natural Science, Dong-A University, Korea

• Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Korea 

2020. 03. - 2022. 02. Assistant Professor

• Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Natural Science, Dong-A University, Korea

• Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Korea 

2013. 04. - 2020. 02. Assistant Professor

• Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea

Position

2026. 03. - 2027. 02. Chair of Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dong-A University

2025. 05. - Present Director, Institute for Basic Science, Dong-A University  

2024. 03. - 2025. 02. Head of Basic Biology Laboratory, Dong-A University

2023. 03. - 2024. 02. Chair of Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dong-A University 

2022. 03. - 2023. 02. Head of Basic Biology Laboratory, Dong-A University 

Education

2010. 03. - 2013. 02. Ph.D. in Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea (Supv. Prof. Wahn Soo Choi)

2008. 03. - 2010. 02. M.S. in Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea (Supv. Prof. Wahn Soo Choi)

2001. 03. - 2008. 02. B.S. in Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Korea

Awards & Achievements

2024. 12. 09. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2024. 03. 05. 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award, From Dong-A University, Korea

2024. 03. 01. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2023. 02. 14. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2022. 09. 03. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2020. 09. 16. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2019. 06. 11. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2017. 11. 15. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2013. 02. 22. Konkuk University Scholarship Award, From Konkuk University, Korea 

2012. 11. 15. Korea's Outstanding Researchers (Hanbit-sa) Paper, BRIC, POSTECH, Korea

2010. 12. 15. Best Research Award, From BIT Consortium, Korea

2010. 10. 05. Research Award, From The 12th Asian-Pacific Congress of Clin Biochem, Korea

Memberships in Scientific Societies

2025. 12. - Present Topical Advisory Panel Member

• International Journal of Molecular Sciences (MDPI) 

2024. 11. - Present Associate Editor

• Genes & Genomics (Springer Nature) 

2023. 06. - Present Guest Editor

• International Journal of Molecular Sciences (MDPI)

2024. 11. - Present Regular Member

• The Genetics Society of Korea (GSK)

2022. 03. - Present Regular Member

• Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB)

2016. 03. - Present Regular Member

• The Korean Association of Immunologists (KAI)

Lectures

• Immunology (Immunology I)

• Disease Immunology (Immunology II)

• Immunology & Experiments

• Infection Biology

• Embryology

• General Biology I & II

• Current Immunology (Graduate School)

• Molecular Developmental Biology (Graduate School)