Education

2009.01 – 2012.12      Ph. D., Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Dissertation: Modifying cell wall composition of lignocellulosic sugarcane biomass by RNAi suppression of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase to enhance biofuel production

Advisor: Professor Fredy Altpeter

2005.03 – 2007.02      M.S., Life science and genetic engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

Thesis: Structural and expressional divergence of genes encoding O-methyltransferase in wheat

Advisor: Professor Yon Weon Seo

1998.03 – 2005.02      B.S. Crop Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

Professional Careers

2024.09 – Current Associate Professor, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

2022.02 – 2024.08 Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Korea

2017.01 – 2022.02 Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Korea

2015.02 – 2016.12 Research professor, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

2013.02 – 2015.02 Postdoctoral Associate, Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

2006.12 – 2008.12      Researcher, KT&G Central Research Institute