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Principal Investigator
Namil Lee, Ph.D.
Ewon Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Engineering Biology
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Email: nilee@kaist.ac.kr
Tel: +82-42-350-4413
Education
2013.03. - 2020.02. Ph.D. in Biological Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Byung-Kwan Cho)
2009.02. - 2013.02. B.S. in Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST
2007.02. - 2009.02. Seoul Science High School (SSHS)
Professional Experience
2026.03. - present Ewon Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST
2025.09. - present Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST
2021.10. - 2025.07. Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Berkeley and Joint BioEnergy Institute, LBNL (Advisor: Prof. Jay D. Keasling)
2020.03. - 2021.09. Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Byung-Kwan Cho)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Sanghyeon Choi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
2026.05. - present Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduated School of Engineering Biology, KAIST
2024.09. - 2026.05. Senior Researcher, Department of Protein Science, Therazyne, Co. Ltd.
2016.09. - 2024.08. Ph.D. in Biological Science, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Ji-Joon Song)
2016.09. - 2024.08. Student Researcher, Microbiome Convergence Research Center, KRIBB (Advisor: Dr. Myung Hee Kim)
2010.03. - 2015.08. B.S. in Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University
Email: shchoi3@kaist.ac.kr
Seongrok Heo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
2026.08. - present Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduated School of Engineering Biology, KAIST
2021.03. - 2026.08. Ph.D. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Sunkyu Han)
2017.03. - 2021.02. B.S. in Chemistry (Intellectual property Minor), Department of Chemistry, KAIST
Email: tjfh0107@kaist.ac.kr
Assistant Researchers
Jeong Min Kim
Assistant Researcher (2026 spring)
2026.06. - present Assistant Researcher, Graduated School of Engineering Biology, KAIST
2019.03. - 2026.02. B.S. in Biological Science and Technology, Department of Biological science and Technology, Chonnam National University
Email: jeong0921@kaist.ac.kr
Graduate Students
Yeong Woung Kim
MS/PhD program (2026 spring)
2026.03. - present MS/PhD program, Graduated School of Engineering Biology, KAIST
2020.03. - 2026.02. B.S. in Life Science and Biotechnology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University
Email: roy010630@kaist.ac.kr
Interns
Tae Dong Kim
Intern (2026 spring)
2020.03. - 2026.08. B.S. in Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Department of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong University
Email: startd01@kaist.ac.kr
Seung Eun Lee
Intern (2026 summer)
2025.03. - 2026.07. Researcher, Department of Applied Biology, Chungnam National University (Advisor: Prof. Hyoun-Sub Lim)
2023.03. - 2025.02. M.S. in Smart Agriculture Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University
2019.03. - 2023.02 B.S. in Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University
Email: se.lee@kaist.ac.kr
Bon Jae Koo
Intern (2026 summer)
2021.03. - 2026.08. B.S. in Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Science & Biotechnology, Korea University
Email: bonjaekoo@kaist.ac.kr
Lab Manager
Mina Hong
Admin staff (2026 spring)
Email: mnhong6@kaist.ac.kr
Tel: +82-42-350-4752
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