Team

Education

MS/PhD Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (2011 - 2016)

BS Materials Science & Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (2007 - 2011)

Professional Experiences

Associate Professor Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, South Korea (2026 - Current)

Assistant Professor Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, South Korea (2022 - 2026)

Postdoctoral Fellow Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, CA, USA (2016 - 2022)

Teaching at SKKU

Introduction to Pharmaceutical Science (Graduate Level, Fall Semester)

Tissue Engineering for Drug Discovery (Graduate Level, Spring Semester)

Biologics (Undergraduate Level, Fall Semester)

Precision Pharmacology (Undergraduate Level, Spring Semester)

Professional Activities

Committee Member, Membership Committee, The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (PSK) (2022 - Current)

Committee Member, International Affairs Committee / Scientific Program Committee, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR) (2022 - Current)

Committee Member, Early Career Advisory Committee, Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS) (2022 - Current)

Committee Member, Early Career Advisory Committee, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) (2026 - Current)

Editorial Board Member, Circulation Research (2024 - Current)

Selected Awards

The 9th Japanese Cardiovascular Society (JCS) Basic Cardiovascular Research (BCVR) Outstanding Abstract & Poster Award (2025)

American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Cardiovascular Science (BCVS) Best Poster Award (2024)

NIH F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Recipient (2018 - 2021)

Stanford Child Health Research Institute Postdoctoral Award Recipient (2017 - 2018)

Stanford Centennial TA Award (2015)

Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Bowes Fellowship Recipient (2012 - 2015)

Stanford Materials Science & Engineering Predoctoral Fellowship Recipient (2011 - 2012)

National Scholarship for Science and Engineering, Korea Student Aid Foundation (2007 - 2011)