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