Metabolic syndrome; Diabetes and its complication; Glucose & Lipid metabolism; Dementia; Research on the relationship between diabetes and brain diseases; Mechanisms of disease development caused by hazardous chemicals; Development of functional materials.

• Mar. 2004- Present: Professor

Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Resources Development, Mokpo National University, Republic of Korea

• Jan. 2013- Jan. 2015: Visiting Professor

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

• April 2003-  Feb. 2004: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Hyonam Kidney Laboratory, Soon Chun Hyang University, Republic of Korea

• 2003 : Ph.D. in Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyoma, Japan

• 1998 : Master of Science in Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea

• 1996 : B.S. in Oriental Medicine

College of Natual Science, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Republic of Korea