Sangwoo (Steven) Park
Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
149 13th Street, Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston, MA
Email: svvpark [at] gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangwoo-steven-park/
Education
Ph.D. in Biophysics, Cornell University (Advisor: Matthew J. Paszek, Ph.D.) (08/2017 - 08/2023)
B.S. in Physics, KAIST (Advisor: Tae-Young Yoon, Ph.D.) (02/2010 - 08/2016)
Research Experience
2023-present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Advisors: Marcela V. Maus, M.D., Ph.D. and Bryan Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
2023-2023 Visiting Scientist, Department of Chemical Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Advisor: Matthew J. Paszek, Ph.D.
2017-2023 Graduate Research Assistant, Biophysics, Cornell University
Advisor: Matthew J. Paszek, Ph.D.
2016-2017 Researcher, Proteina Inc, South Korea
Advisor: Tae-Young Yoon, Ph.D.
Honors and Awards
2024 Damon Runyon Fellowship Award ($300,000 / 4 years), Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
2024 KASBP Fellowship ($1,000), Korean American Society in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
2024 Postdoctoral Representative (Elected), Nanoscale Approach to Biology Subgroup, Biophysical Society
2023 Millipore Sigma High Impact Award ($1,000), Nucleate New York Final Pitch Showcase, New York, NY, USA
2023 NEBS-CELLGENTEK Award, 31st Annual Conference, New England Bioscience Society, Boston, MA, USA
2023 Cornell 3MT Finalist (Three Minute Thesis Competition), Cornell Graduate School
2023 ASCB Ambassador, American Society for Cell Biology
2023 ASBMB Graduate Student Researcher Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, USA
2023 Student Research Achievement Award, Biophysical Society 67th Annual Meeting, USA
2022 The Pamela Delp Polashenski M.D. Breast Cancer Research Trainee Grant ($25,000), Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, NY, USA
2022 Cornell Supplementation Award, Cornell University, USA
2022 Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship, Entrepreneurship at Cornell University, Cornell University, USA
2020 Best Poster Award, Cornell Annual Biophysics Symposium, USA
2017 Cornell Fellowship, Cornell University, USA
Patent applications
2021 MJ Paszek and S Park. Compositions and methods for enhancing immune cell function using modified cells with glycocalyx editing enzymes (PCT/US22/80937)
2018 H Lee, Y Na, S Park, J Ryu. Method and apparatus for analysis of protein-protein interaction. (WO2018194406A1)
Scientific Service Activities
Discussion Leader, 2022 Gordon Research Seminar, Biointerface Science, Lucca, LU, Italy
Scientific Judge, 2023 American Society for Cell Biology Travel Grant Judge
Committee Board, 2023 Accountability Board, Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship, Cornell University
Postdoctoral Representative (Executive Committee), 2024-2025 Nanoscale Approaches to Biology Subgroup, Biophysical Society
Teaching Experience
2022 Guest Lecturer, CHEME 2880 Fundamentals of Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, USA
2016 Teaching Assistant, Yonsei-IBS Institute Summer Internship Program, Yonsei university, South Korea
2016 Teaching Assistant, PH430 Biophysics, KAIST, South Korea
2015 Teaching Assistant, KAIST Research Internship for Institut Teknologi Bandug, KAIST, South Korea
2015 Physics Tutor, Tutoring Program, KAIST, South Korea
2012 Teaching Assistant, Global Institute for Talented Education, KAIST, South Korea
2011 Physics Tutor, Tutoring Program, KAIST, South Korea
2011 Instructor, Global Bridge for Multicultural Students, Ministry of Education, South Korea
2010 Mentor, Mentoring Project, Korea Student Aid Foundation, South Korea
Leadership
2018-2019 President, Korean Graduate Student Association (KGSA), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
2018-2023 President, Korean Cornell Bio Group, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
2013-2015 Sergent, Government Issued Fire Fighter, Gimcheon, South Korea
Feathered
The Great Escape: Cancer Cells’ Armor is Cracking, Thanks to New Discovery, REVYUH
Cancer cells with thicker glycocalyx barrier are better at evading immune cells, Medical Dialogues
Biologists discover how cancer cells elude the immune system, GEEK TECH
Scientists discover how cancer cells evade immune system, Interesting Engineering
Breast Cancer Coalition awards $25,000 to support regional research, WHEC TV
Cornell student awarded grant for research, WROC TV (RochesterFirst)
Cornell student awarded grant for research, Binghamton Homepage
Oncology Times - Shop Talk, August 20, 2022 (doi: 10.1097/01.COT.0000872320.17796.78)
Biophysical Society selects Student Research Achievement Award winners [Biophysical Society, EurekAlert]