Education

March 1989 ∼ February 1994

• Department of Food Engineering, Korea University 

• Bachelor of Science degree recieved 

March 1994 ∼ February 1996

• Department of Bioengineering & Biotehnology, 

• Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University 

• Master of Science degree recieved 

March 1996 ∼ February 2000

• Department of Bioengineering & Biotehnology

• Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University 

• Ph.D. of Science degree recieved 

Awards

1. New Scientist Award from Korea Science and Education Research Foundation, Korea:1998-1999 

2. New Investigator Research Grant from 2004 Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) of the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), USA: 2004-2007 ($338,624) 

3. 25th Yonsei University Bowon Scholar Award (2011) 

4. 2012 Basic Science Excellent Award (National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)) 

5. Government award for health and medical technology promotion in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare)

6. 9th Yonsei University SeongJae Scholar Award (2021) 

Research and Professional Experience

March 1995 ∼ February 1996

• Research Associate Bioproducts Research Center, 

• Yonsei University 

March 2000 ∼ August 2000

• Lecturer at the Department of Food Processing 

• College of Dongnam Health 

March 2000 ∼January 2001

• Department of Biotechnology, 

• Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University 

• Postdoctoral Research Associate 

January 2001 ∼July 2003

• Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 

• Baylor College of Medicine (TX, USA) 

• Postdoctoral Research Associate 

August 2003 ∼ February 2005

• Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 

• Baylor College of Medicine (TX, USA) 

• College of Medicine Instructor 

March 2005 ∼ February 2008

• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 

• Yonsei University College of Medicine 

• Assistant Professor 

March 2009 ∼ February 2013

• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 

• Yonsei University College of Medicine 

• Associate Professor 

March 2014 ∼Present

• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 

• Yonsei University College of Medicine Professor