Education

• 1999-2004 BS, Chemical Engineering, Inha Univ.

• 2004-2006 MS, NanoBioEngineering, KRIBB Campus, Univeristiy of Science and Technology, Korea (UST)

• 2006-2010 PhD, NanoBioEngineering, KRIBB Campus, Univeristiy of Science and Technology, Korea (UST)

Experiences

• 2010.09-2013.02 Researcher, BioNano Research Center, KRIBB

• 2013.03-2018.11 Senior Researcher, BioNano Research Center, KRIBB

• 2013.03-2015.02 Adjunct Professor, NanoBioEngieneering, UST

• 2014.12-2015.11 Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

• 2018.12-2020.02 Senior Researcher, Environmental Disease Research Center, KRIBB

• 2015.03-present Associate Professor, NanoBioEngieneering, KRIBB School, UST

• 2020.03-present Principal Researcher, Environmental Disease Research Center, KRIBB

Affiliations

• 2013-present Member, The Association of Korea Women Scientist and Engineers (KWSE)

• 2018-2019 Education and Academic Committee Member, KWSE

• 2020-2021 International Network Committee Member, KWSE

Ongoing Projects

• 2019/11-present 다학제 융합클러스터, 국가과학기술연구회(NST)

안전한 사회를 위한 플라스틱 유래 문제해결 연구 융합클러스터

• 2019/06-present Brian Science Research Program (NRF funded by MSIT of Korea)

Development of therapeutic techniques for microplastic induced neurodevelopmental disorders through the identification of pathological mechanism

• 2019/03-present Basic Science Research Program (NRF funded by MSIT of Korea (P.I.)

In vivo behavior and combinatorial effects of nanoplastics using zebrafish embryos for control technology development

• 2019/01-present KRIBB Initiative Research Program (Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea)

Development of defense of multi-organ damage by particular matter

• 2018/03-present BioNano Health Guard Research Program (Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea)

Development of Nanobio Interfacing Platform Technologies for Health Guard

Finished Projects

• 2016/12 - 2017/08 UST Future-oriented Research Program: Development of neurotoxicity platform of micro/nano plastics using zebrafish, University of Science and Technology, Korea (Principal Investigator)

• 2010/09 - 2018/12 KRIBB Initiative Research Program: Development of nanobiomedical convergence technology for disease diagnosis and therapy, Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Korea

• 2012/11 - 2014/10 Join Scientific Projects of Belarusian Republic Foundation for Fundamental Research and National Research Foundation of Korea: Development of new carbon nanomaterials for photodynamic therapy and investigation of their photophysical properties, Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Korea (Principal Investigator)

• 2012/04 - 2013/03 Industrialization Support Program: Industrial technology development of fullerene based fluorescent nanomaterials for molecular diagnosis and imaging, Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology, Korea

• 2011/06 - 2014/05 GreenNanoTechnology Research Program: Studies on cell toxicity to nanoparticle and elucidation of its mechanism, Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Korea

• 2009/06 - 2014/02 Pioneer Research Center Program: Development of novel molecular diagnosis and imaging technology using switch molecules, Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, Korea