[Professional experiences]

2025.03 - present       Assistant Professor

                               The Catholic University of Korea, 

     Department of Medical Life Science, College of Medicine,

2020.12 – 2025.03        Instructor, Assistant Neuroscientist

     Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry,

     Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory at McLean Hospital

2017.2 - 2020.11            Research Associate (Supervisor: Prof. Kwang-Soo Kim)

     Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, 

     Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory at McLean Hospital

2013.3 - 2017.2              Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Supervisor: Prof. Sang-Kyou Lee)

     Yonsei University, Institute of Life Science and Biotechnology

[Education]

2007.3 - 2013.2             Ph.D. (Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sang-Kyou Lee)

     Yonsei University, Department of Biotechnology

2005.3 - 2007.2           M.S. (Supervisor: Prof. Sang-Kyou Lee)

     Yonsei University, Department of Biotechnology

2001.3 - 2005.2            B.S.

     Yonsei University, Department of Biotechnology

[Honors & Awards]

12) Junior Research Scientist Award, Association of Korean Neuroscientists, 2024.10.07

11) Trainee Professional Development Award, Society for Neuroscience, 2024.10.05-09

10) Best Poster Award, KASBP Fall eSymposium, 2023.11.03-04

9) Young Scientist Award (1st winner, 2023), KSSCR X K-BioX, 2023.08.16

8) ESP Rookie of the Year Award, ISCT Cytotherapy, 2023.05

7) Hanmi Fellowship Award, KASBP Spring eSymposium, 2021.06

6) Best Poster Award, KASBP Fall eSymposium, 2020.10

5) AAI Trainee Poster Award, AAI-IMMUNOLOGY 2020TM, 2020.05

4) 12th IGAKUKEN and 15th CBSM Travel Award, BK21 plus, 2015.06

3) Best Research Award, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2015.05

2) Best Oral Presentation Award, The Korean Association of Immunologists, 2015.04

1) Best Research Award, BK21 plus-Initiative for Biological Function & Systems, 2015.03