Professor Ka Young Chung

<Academic Experiences>

- 1997 - 2001 : Bachelor in Pharmacy. College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University

- 2001 - 2003 : Master in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University

- 2003 - 2008 : Ph.D. in  Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

<Work Experiences>

- 2008 - 2011 : PostDoc, Stanford University (Dr. Brian Kobilka lab, 2012 Nobel Laureate)

- 2012 - 2016 : Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University

- 2016 - 2023 : Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University

- 2017 - 2024 : Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (한국차세대과학기술 한림원, 정회원)

- 2018 : Chair, Pharmacy Department, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University 

- 2023 - present : Professor, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University

<Awards and Others>

- 2006 : Predoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association

- 2007 : Vilas Travel Grant Award

- 2010 : Senior Scientist Fellowship, American Lung Association

- 2012 : Frontier Young Scientist Award, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (차세대선도과학자, 한국과학기술한림원)

- 2017. Oct : Young Academic Research Award, The Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology (신진학술상, 한국응용약물학회)

- 2019. Sept : WBF-코스맥스 여성과학약진상, 여성생명과학기술포럼/코스맥스(주)

- 2019. Oct : 차세대선도약학자상, 대한약학회

- 2019. Dec : 과학기술정보통신부 '2019 올해의 기초연구자' 장관상 표창

- 2020 Jan : The Blue Ribbon Lecture, The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (한국분자세포생물학회, 블루리본강)

- 2021. Feb : 제2회 에쓰-오일 차세대과학자상 

<Academic Journal Editor>

- Archives of Pharmacal Research (2025 - present)

- Biomolecules & Therapeutics (2017 - present)

- Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology (2024 - present)

<Academic Society Activities>

- 한국분자세포생물학회: 뉴스지편집위원 (2013, 2018), 윤리위원 (2019-2020), 기획위원 (2024)

- 한국응용약물학회: 재무간사 (2013), 학술간사 (2014 - 2019), 재무부위원장 (2020)

- 대한약학회: 학술위원 (2013 - 2014), 교육위 부위원장 (2023-2024), 교육위 위원장 (2025-현재)

- 한국구조생물학회: 회원이사 (2015 - 2019), 바이오디자인 운영위원 (2016 - 2018), 재무위원 (2022 - 현재)

- 2017 Kavli Frontiers of Science, The third Korean-American symposium, Organizing committee (2015 - 2017)

- 한국단백질학회: 학술간사 (2016 - 2018), 회원간사 (2019-2020)

- 여성생명과학기술포럼: 학술운영위원 (2015 - 2019, 2022), 인재발굴위원 (2019, 2021, 2022), 인재발굴위원장 (2020), 재무위원 (2025-현재)

- 생명약학연구회: 재무간사 (2017 - 2019)

<Invited Talks at International Conferences>

- 2018 Keystone Symposia, G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Structural Dynamics and Functional Implications

- Target 2035 monthly webinar series. Chemical probes for GPCRs - from bias signalling and allostery to novel technologies. 

- 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 2023. 

- CUHKSZ-KIIDD Symposium 2023

- 2025 Molecular Pharmacology Gordon Research Conference; Harnessing the Power of Advanced Multimodal Approaches to GPCR Drug Discovery

- The 98th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Biochemical Society.

<Scientific Family Tree>

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