Address:

Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute  111

102, Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243 Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-64-754-3331

Mobile:+82-10-5620-3791

E-mail: sounagi@jejunu.ac.kr

Education

2004.3.2-2007.8.22 Ph.D. in Cell Biology                        

                             Chonbuk National University, Chonju, South Korea

                             Advisor: Yong-Suk Jang

                                 Thesis: Cellular mechanisms of glucose oxidase-mediated cell death in human lymphoma cells: The roles of mitochondrial apoptogenic factors                 

2001.3.2-2003.2.26 M.S. in Molecular Biochemistry

                             Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea

                             Advisor: Kye-Taek Lim

                                Thesis: Cytotoxic and antioxidative effects of glycoprotein isolated from Solanum nigrum L. on MCF-7 cells

1994.3.2-2001.2.26 B.S. in Animal Science

                             Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea

Positions and Employment

2023.09.18-present Director, Practical Translational Research Center, Jeju National University, South Korea

2023.09.01-present   Associate Professor, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, South Korea

2019.09.01-present Adjunct professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology and Science, Jeju National University

2019.09.01-2023.08.31 Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, South Korea

2014.10.6- 2019.08.31 Research Professor, School of Life science, GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), Gwangju, South Korea (PI: Jang-Soo Chun)

Awards and Honors

World's TOP 2% Scientists, Stanford University, Elsevier (2025)

Outstanding Faculty Award for Excellence in Thesis Advising (Ph.D course), February 19, 2025

 JNU BK-Honor Award for Professor, February 14, 2025

World's TOP 2% Scientists, Stanford University, Elsevier (2024)

Best Professor for Research (year 2023), January 2, 2024

World's TOP 2% Scientists, Stanford University, Elsevier (2023) 

JNU Rising BK-honor Award for Professor, February 14, 2023

JNU Rising BK-honor Award for Professor, February 11, 2022

Best Professor for Teaching Student thesis, August 20, 2021

Best Expert Award, January 2018, Korean Scientists and Engineers Network (KOSEN),  South Korea

Young Scientist Award, 45th KSCB (The Korean Society for Cell Biology) Conference 2018,  G yeongju, South Korea

Research fellow award, GIST Research Fellow (2017), Gwangju Institute of Science  and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea 

Professional activities

2025.02.22-2026.02.20 Committee member, Korean Society for Cartilage and Osteoarthritis

2025-2026 Committee member, KSABC (The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry)

2024.09.01-2026.08.31 Committee member, IRB, Jeju National University

2023.09.18- present Director, Practical Translational Research Center, Jeju National University

2021-present Member, KSABC (The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry)

2021.04.29-2023.04.28 Biosafety committee member, Jeju National University

2021.04.26-present Committee, Graduation program for colloquium T/F, Jeju National University

2020.09.01-present Head of Industry-University Cooperation, BK 21 FOUR, Graduate Program for Bio-health/Innovative drug Development using Subtropical Bio-Resources

2020.09.01-2022.08.31 Committee, Jeju National University Library, Jeju National University

2020.06.05-2022.06.04 Committee, Jeju International Animal Research Center, Jeju National University

2020.06.01-present Deputy Center Director, Core-Facility Center, Jeju National University

2020.05.28 Award committee, KSBMB (Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

2020.01.21-2023.09.18 Director of planning and management, Practical Translational Research Center, Jeju National University

2020.03.01-2022.11.19 Committee, The Promotion of Experimental Animal Facility Construction, Jeju National University

2020-present Academician, KSBMB (Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

2018-present Expert member, Korean Scientists and Engineers Network (KOSEN), South Korea

2017-present Associate member, Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), USA

2017-present Regular member, Korean Society for Cell Biology, Gwangju, South Korea 

Grant review

2025.01.16~01.22 Ad-hoc grant review (Sejong Science Fellowship, 2025)

2024.04.02~04.05 Ad-hoc grant review, The National Institute of Wildlife Disease Management (NIWDM), The Ministry of Environment.

2024.04.02~04.15 Ad-hoc grant review (Sejong Science Fellowship, 2024)

2024.04.04 Ad-hoc grant review (Biomedical Technology Development projects, 2024)

2023.10.12 Ad-hoc grant review, IPET(Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Aggriculture, and Forestry)

2023.06.05 Ad-hoc grant review, The National Institute of Wildlife Disease Management (NIWDM), The Ministry of Environment.

2023.04.06 Ad-hoc grant review, The National Institute of Wildlife Disease Management (NIWDM), The Ministry of Environment.

2022.05.13 Ad-hoc grant review, 2022 Startup Growth Technology Development Project, SMTECH (Ministry of SMEs and Startups & Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs)

2022.02.28 Ad-hoc grant review, IPET(Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Aggriculture, and Forestry)

2021.08.20 Ad-hoc grant review, 2021 Startup Growth Technology Development Project, SMTECH (Ministry of SMEs and Startups & Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs)

2021.02.28-2022.12.31 Evaluation committee, IPET(Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, and Forestry)

2020.06.30 Ad-hoc grant review, Mid-level research section, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

2020-present Evaluation committee, SMTECH (Ministry of SMEs and Startups & Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs)

2019.12.05 Ad-hoc grant review, Biomedical development project, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

2019.07.24 Ad-hoc grant review, Mid-level research section, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

2019.07.22 Ad-hoc grant review, Mid-level research section, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

Public services

2024 The Korean Society of Veterinary Science, Section chair, MBC Convention Center, Jinju, Korea, October 17~19, 2024

2024 Jeju International Island Symposium (JIIS), Committee and section chair, Ramada Plaza Jeju, Jeju, Korea, July 9~11, 2024

2024 July 2 Section chair, 2024 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC ICC Jeju, Jeju, Korea, July 1~3, 2024

2024 January 25, Symposium organizer and section chair, Medical Materials Discovery Planning Symposium, Lotte City Hotel, Jeju, Korea

2023 Jeju International Island Symposium (JIIS), Committee, Hotel Nanta, Jeju, Korea, August 30~September 1, 2023

2022 August 27 Section chair, 2022 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC. Bareumi Hotel Inter-Burgo Daegu, Korea, August 27~29, 2022

2021 August 24 Section chair, 2021 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC. Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea, August 23~24, 2021

Invited presentations and public speaking

28. JBNU Research fair week, Invited Special lecture, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea, January 22, 2026

27. 2025 The Korean Society of Veterinary Science, Invited speaker, The Suncheonman National Garden, Suncheon, Korea, October 21~23, 2025

26. 8th KSCO (Korean Society of Cartilage and Osteoarthritis) Conference (Keynote Lectures), How arsenic exposure contributes to osteoarthritis. Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea, February 21, 2025

25. Animal Industry Council against Response to Climate Change. Utilizing Jeju Native Pigs for Research on an Eco-friendly Animal Industry in Response to Climate Change. Jeju National University, South Korea, February 18, 2025

24. BK21 Joint seminar (Jeju National University & Jeonbuk National University). In vitro and in vivo investigations on arsenic induced cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea, February 11, 2025   

23. BK21 Joint seminar (Jeju National University & Chonnam National University). In vitro and in vivo investigations on arsenic induced cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, South Korea, February 10, 2025   

22. BK21 seminar (Jeju National University), HOW ARSENIC EXPOSURE CONTRIBUTES TO OSTEOARTHRITIS. Jeju National University, South Korea, October 11, 2024 

21. Koran Association of Anatomists, Histology and analysis of arthritis research. KIMDAEJUNG CONVENTION CENTER, Gwangju, South Korea, October 18~20, 2023 

20. BK21 Joint seminar (Jeju National University & Kyungppk National University), The effects of high sugar diets on arthritis pathogenesis. Jeju National          University, South Korea, June 20, 2023 

19. Symposium (Jeju National University & Busan National University), Anti-arthritis efficacy of natural products extracted by CO2 supercritical liquid extraction method. Jeju National University, South Korea, May 15, 2023 

18. 3rd Jeju mini-pig Research Form. Innate Immune Response Analysis in Meniscus Xenotransplantation Using Normal and Triple Knockout Jeju Native Pigs. Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea, November 11, 2022

17. National Institute of Animal Science Seminar serious, Principle of arthritis pathogenesis and analysis methodology. Online Seminar, June 13, 2022 

16. 27th The Korean Society for Biomedical Laboratory Science Conference. Inhibitory effects of IL-6-mediated matrix matalloproteinase-3 and -13 by Achyranthes japonica Nakai root in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis mice model. Kyung-Buk National University, Korea, November 5, 2021

15. 2nd Jeju mini-pig Research Form. Application of Jeju Mini-pigs on Industrial Research. Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea, October 22, 2021

14. BK21 Joint seminar (Jeju National University & Chonbuk National University), Inhibitory effects of IL-6-mediated matrix metalloproteinase-3 and -13 by Achyranthes japonica Nakai root in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis mice models. Jeju National University, South Korea, July 06, 2021 

13. 2021 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC. Application of GSK5182 as a Therapeutic Drug for Osteoarthritis. Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea, August 23~24, 2021

12. BK21 Joint seminar (Jeju National University & Chonnam National University), RNA-binding protein ZFP36L1 regulates osteoarthritis by modulating members of the heat shock protein 70 family, Jeju National University, South Korea, July 06, 2021 

11. Institute of Veterinary Science Research, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University, South Korea, October 27, 2020 

10. BK Four Seminar serious, Graduate Program for Bio-health/Innovative Drug Development using subtropical Bio-Resources. Jeju National University, South Korea, September 11, 2020 

9. Special lecture for effective writing way for manuscript and strategy for manuscript submission, Jeju National University, South Korea, January 10, 2020 

8. CNUH Bone and Joint Disease Fusion Therapy Research Symposium, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, October 15, 2019

7. 2nd KSCO (Korean Society of Cartilage and Osteoarthritis) Conference (Keynote Lectures), Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, February 23, 2018

6. 45th KSCB (Korean Society for Cell Biology) Winter Conference (Young Investigator’s Section), Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, January 5, 2018

5. Institute of Oral Biosciences Seminar Series, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University, South Korea, August 18, 2017

Editorial activities & article review

Editorial activities

Editor, In: Young-Ok Son, Mrinmoy Ghosh (eds) Cutting-Edge Strategies in Drug Delivery and Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Disorders. Springer, Singapore, September 27, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-0520-3 ISBN 978-981-95-0519-7 (Print), ISBN 978-981-95-0520-3 (Online)

Editorial Board Member, Applied Biological Chemistry (July 11 2024 ~ present)

Editorial Board Member, life (December 14 2022 ~ present)

Guest Editor, Special Issue on Tuning of Intracellular ROS for Cancer Prevention and

Therapy: Role of Natural Products, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 5 May 2017

 Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue of Reactive Oxygen Species and Cancer Development, BioMed Research International, 14 October 2016

 Guest Editor, Special Issue of Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention and Therapy, BioMed Research International, 18 December 2015

 Guest Editor, Special Issue of Immunomodulatory Natural products for Cancer Theraphy, International Journal of Immunology, ISSN 2329-1753, 2015

Article review

Advanced Materials

July 17, 2025

Advance Science

November 11, 2023

Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

March 21, 2024

Animal Biosciences

April 30, 2025; April 3, 2025; January 31, 2025; March 6, 2024; December 13, 2023; September 18, 2023; April 13, 2023; April 25, 2022; April 12, 2022; September 10, 2021; May 05, 2021; January 25, 2021

Animal Cells and Systems

February 23, 2024; February 1, 2024

Animal models and experimental medicine

January 12, 2026

 Animals

June 18, 2024

Antioxidants

November 17, 2022, October 25, 2022

Apoptosis

November 21, 2023; October 22, 2023; February 10, 2023

Applied Biological Chemistry

October 17, 2025; September 22, 2025; June 27, 2025; March 13, 2025; August 19, 2024; March 29, 2024; June 08, 2022; March 10, 2022

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

June 16, 2022

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

March 17, 2023

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science

January 01, 2021; July 19, 2020; July 10, 2020; June 10, 2020; May 7, 2020

BBA-Molecular Basis of Disease

October 30, 2024

Bioengineered

February 23, 2022; February 08, 2022

Bioengineering

February 28, 2022

Biological Trace Element Research

March 11, 2024; February 27, 2024; November 05, 2023; June 7, 2023

Biomedicines

February 22, 2023

Biotechnology Journal

February 19, 2025

BBRC

September 5, 2017

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

September 18, 2017; May 11, 2017

Cells

July 08, 2025; August 23, 2024

Cellular Signaling

June 15, 2018

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

July 03, 2025

Computers in Biology and Medicine

June 24, 2024

Current Medicinal Chemistry

September 02, 2025

Current Proteomics

July 18, 2024; June 30, 2024

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

March 09, 2023

European Journal of Medical Research

November 05, 2025

Experimental & Molecular Medicine

March 06, 2025; November 02, 2023, August 14, 2023

Experimental and Molecular Pathology

August 8, 2018

Experiment Cell Research

September 6, 2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

August 21, 2017

Food Science & Nutrition

July 21, 2023

Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances

April 21, 2025

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease

January 01, 2024; May 16, 2023;January 24, 2023;January 03, 2023;November 29, 2022

Immuno

February 04, 2026

International Immunopharmacology

May 26, 2025

International Journal of Biological Sciences

March 19, 2025; December 18, 2024

International Journal of Equine Science

July 15, 2022, June 7, 2022, June 15, 2022

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

November 18, 2024; October 24, 2024; July 10, 2023; March 22, 2023; February 09, 2023; December 11, 2022; December 08, 2022; November 28, 2022; November 09, 2022; August 05, 2022; July 28, 2022; May 18, 2022; April 25, 2022; September 13, 2021; August 22, 2021; August 12, 2021; July 22, 2021; March 29, 2021; March 11, 2021; February 15, 2021; January 29, 2021; January 17, 2020; January 03, 2020

Insights in Clinical and Cellular Immunology

January 12, 2018

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

December 05, 2024; July 01, 2024; April 11, 2025; September 09, 2024; March 11, 2024

Journal of Animal Science and Technology

October 25, 2025; August 28, 2025; January 06, 2025; December 08, 2024; October 30, 2024; September 12, 2024; August 06, 2024; July 30, 2024; July 15, 2024; May 30, 2024; April 24, 2024; January 25, 2024; August 28, 2023; April 06, 2023; June 29, 2022; December 20, 2021; November 27, 2021; October 17, 2021; August 20, 2021; August 20, 2021; June 11, 2021; October 22, 2020; September 28, 2020; September 10, 2020; May 12, 2020; February 19, 2020; July 10, 2023; March 22, 2023; February 09, 2023; December 11, 2022; December 08, 2022; November 28, 2022; November 09, 2022; August 05, 2022; July 28, 2022; April 25, 2022; May 18, 2022; September 13, 2021; August 22, 2021; August 12, 2021; July 22, 2021; March 29, 2021; March 11, 2021; February 15, 2021; March 11, 2021; February 15, 2021; January 29, 2021; January 17, 2020; January 3, 2020

Journal of Biomedical Science

January 04, 2014

Journal of Clinical Medicine

November 10, 2021; October 27, 2021

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

November 12, 2024

Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances

December 31, 2025

Journal of Inflammation Research

March 06, 2023

Journal of molecular structure

July 31, 2024

Journal of Biological Science

January 04, 2024

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

January  04, 2026; August 04, 2025

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

June 02, 2025

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

March 20, 2019

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

March 10, 2013

Journal of Skin Cancer

2010

Journal of Clinical Medicine

November 10, 2021; October 27, 2021

Life

November 20, 2023; September 21, 2023; November 22, 2023; October 15, 2022; November 22, 2021; October 15, 2021

Marine Drugs

December 01, 2025

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

February 06, 2026; March 28, 2024; March 6, 2024; January 17, 2024

Molecular Pain

October 28, 2026

Molecular & Cellular Probes

January 4, 2018

Microvascular Research

January 3, 2017

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

April 29, 2016

Nutrients

October 07, 2024; September 13, 2021; July 04, 2021

Pharmaceutics

December 24, 2021; December 22, 2021; December 07, 2021; January 03, 2023; June 14, 2021; June 14, 2021; May 24, 2021; February 14, 2021; February 02, 2021)

Open Journal of Orthopedics and Rheumatology

September 8, 2022

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

September 6, 2017

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

May 19, 2025

Pharmaceutical Biology

March 3, 2014

Pharmaceuticals

January 03, 2023; June 14, 2021; May 24, 2021; February 14, 2021; February 02, 2021

Pharmaceutics

December 24, 2021; December 22, 2021; December 07, 2021

Plants

July 12, 2022

PlosOne

April 09, 2021

Phototherapy Research

February 17, 2014

Pharmaceutical Biology

September 2, 2013

Pharmaceutical Biology

2011

Toxicology Applied and Pharmacology

October 20, 2025; July 24, 2025; January 03, 2024; October 20, 2023; May 17, 2023; August 8, 2018; July 1, 2016

The Scientific World Journal

May 2, 2014

Vaccines

July 05, 2022; June 26, 2022; May 24, 2022

World's Poultry Science Journal

February 03, 2026

Xenotransplantation

July 19, 2023

Books and Book chapters

Md. Meraj Ansari, Godagama Gamaarachchige Dinesh Suminda, Young-Ok Son. Targeted Next-Generation Nanoparticles in Autoimmune Disease Treatment, In: Young-Ok Son, Mrinmoy Ghosh (eds) Cutting-Edge Strategies in Drug Delivery and Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Disorders. P255-284. Springer Singapore, September 27, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-0520-3_12 ISBN 978-981-95-0519-7 (Print), ISBN 978-981-95-0520-3 (Online)

Md. Meraj Ansari, Godagama Gamaarachchige Dinesh Suminda, Mrinmoy Ghosh, Young-Ok Son. Introduction to Autoimmune Diseases: A Global Health Challenge, In: Young-Ok Son, Mrinmoy Ghosh (eds) Cutting-Edge Strategies in Drug Delivery and Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Disorders. P1-25. Springer Singapore, September 27, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-0520-3_1 ISBN 978-981-95-0519-7 (Print), ISBN 978-981-95-0520-3 (Online)

Mrinmoy Ghosh, Md. Meraj Ansari, and Young-Ok Son. Nanotechnology-Based Therapeutic Approaches for the Management of Osteoarthritis, In: Ansari, M.M., Suresh, A.K., Akhtar, N. (eds) Emergence of Sustainable Biomaterials in Tackling Inflammatory Diseases. Smart Nanomaterials Technology. p277-304. Springer, Singapore, April 18, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2112-5_10 ISBN 978-981-96-2111-8 (Print), ISBN 978-981-96-2112-5 (Online)

허창기, 박천규, 손영옥, 이동선 (2022년 9월 1일) 실험동물관리학, C&P. ISBN 979-11-92213-20-0

허창기, 박천규, 손영옥, 이동선 (2022년 3월 2일) 실험동물생산학, C&P. ISBN 979-11-92213-16-3

손영옥&이동선 (2021년 8월 5일) 의약학연구방법론-난치성질환, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-92-9

조문제, 하민우, 이동선, 손영옥, 배지영, 김정식, 강인혜, 정의만, 고은주, 김도희, 석승현, 정성철, 김진우, 이윤경, 김소미, 오홍식, 박영준, 정만영 (2021년 3월 2일) 바이오헬스 CORE 트랙 특성화 연구, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-79-0

Dong-Sun Lee, Jinu Kim, Young Heun Jee, Somi Kim Cho, Hong-Shik Oh, Sung-Cherl Jung, Jeongsik Kim, Eunju KO, Young-Ok Son, Moonjae Cho, Do-Hee Kim, Ji-Yeong Bae, Eui Man Jeong, Minwoo Ha, Yunkyoung Lee, Young-Jun Park, Seung-Hyeon Seok, Inhae Kang (March 2, 2021) GIBBS Internship, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-77-6

Young-Ok Son, Dong-Sun Lee, Chang-Gi Hur, Hack Sun Choi (January 15, 2021) Advanced Experiments Protocols, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-64-6

Young-Ok Son & Dong-Sun Lee (December 31, 2020) Live Cell Imaging Systems, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-63-9

Young-Ok Son & Dong-Sun Lee (December 31, 2020) Equipments of Tissue Processor for Histology, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-62-2

Young-Ok Son & Dong-Sun Lee (December 7, 2020) Introduction of Advanced Chromatography, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-56-1

Young-Ok Son & Dong-Sun Lee (December 7, 2020) Introduction of Advanced Imaging System, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-57-8

Eunju KO, Somi Kim Cho, Jeongsik Kim, Jinu Kim, Young-Ok Son, Hong-Shik Oh, Dong-Sun Lee, Sung-Cherl Jung, Moonjae Cho, Young Heun Jee (2019) GIBBS Internship, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-14-1

Eunju KO, Jeongsik Kim, Jinu Kim, Young-Ok Son, Dong-Sun Lee, Sung-Cherl Jung, Moonjae Cho, Young Heun Jee, Karthika Muthuramalingam, Kalahe Hewage Iresha Nadeeka Madushani Hertath (2019) Advanced Instrumental analysis, C&P. ISBN 979-11-89972-13-4

Young-Ok Son, John Andrew Hitron, and Xianglin Shi (2013) Chromium (VI): Oxidative cell damage, In: Encyclopedia of Metalloproteins, Springer, New York. ISBN 978-1-4614-1532-9 (hard cover), ISBN 978-1-4614-1533-6 (electronic version) 

Conference organization and session chair

8. 2024 Jeju International Island Symposium Organizing Commette and section chair, Ramada Plaza, Republic of Korea, July 9 ~ 11, 2024

7. 2024 July 02 Section chair, 2024 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC. Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea, July 01~03, 2024

6. 2023 Jeju International Island Symposium Organizing Commette, Hotel Nanta, Republic of Korea, August 30~September 1, 2023

5. 2023 June 18 Section chair, 2023 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC. Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea, June 18~20, 2023

4. 2022 June 27 Section chair, 2022 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC. Bareumi Hotel Inter-Burgo Daegu, Korea, June 27~29, 2022

3. 2021 August 24 Section chair, 2021 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC. Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea, August 23~24, 2021

2. Organizing committee, 2012 Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association Kentucky Chapter (KSEA-KY) Winter Conference and Annual Dinner, January 14, 2012

 1. Organizing committee, 2011 Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association Kentucky Chapter (KSEA-KY) Winter Conference, February 14, 2012

Post-doc Supervised

Godagama Gamaarachchige Dinesh Suminda Ph.D        2025.03.01~

Md. Meraj Ansari                                             Ph.D    2023.08~

Mrinmoy Ghosh                                           Ph.D   2022.08~2024.12

Dahye Kim                                                       Ph.D   2020.04~2022.01

Graduate Student Supervised

Minhye Kim                                                       Ph.D        2025.09.01~

Myeongyeon Shin                                            M.S& Ph.D 2024.03.02~

Yunji Heo                                                              Ph.D       2023.03.02~

Yunhui Min                                                        Ph.D        2022.03.02~

Godagama Gamaarachchige Dinesh Suminda Ph.D        2020.03.02~2025.02.19

Seungwon Yoon                                               Ph.D    2021.03.02~2025.02.19

Minhye Kim                                                       M.S        2023.09.01~2025.08.22

Mangeun Kim                                                       M.S   2022.03.02~2024.02.16

Yunji Heo                                                          M.S   2021.03.02~2023.02.17

Jiwon Yang                                                      M.S       2020.09.01~2022.08.20

Yunhui Min                                                           M.S   2020.03.02~2022.02.18

Xiangyu Zhao                                                   M.S       2020.03.02~2021.08.20

 Intern

Chaea Park          Sungkyunkwan University           2025.07.21~2025.08.14

Yeonsul Heo        Korea University                              2023.01.01~2023.02.28

Patent

Foreign patent(submitted)

5. Young-Ok Son, Yuji Heo. Composition for preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis containing Acanthopanax sessiliflorus Harms supercritical extract as an active ingredient (가시오갈피 초임계 추출물을 유효성분으로 포함하는 류마티스 관절염의 예방 또는 치료용 조성물). Submitted No. PCT/KR2024/012882, August 28, 2024

4. Young-Ok Son, Yuji Heo, Man-Geun Kim, Young Jun Park, Ji Won Yang. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING ARTHRITIS CONTAINING GANODERMA LUCIDUM SPORE SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACT (영지버섯 포자의 초임계 추출물을 포함하는 관절염 치료용 약학적 조성물). Submitted No. PCT/KR2023/017479, November 03, 2023

3. Young-Ok Son, Dong-Sun Lee, Yunhui Min, Dahye Kim. Feed additive composition comprising Bacillus spp. strain and prebiotics as active ingredients (바실러스속 균주 및 프리바이오틱스를 유효성분으로 포함하는 사료첨가제 조성물). Submitted No. PCT/KR2023/000090, January 03, 2023

2.  Young-Ok Son, Dahye Kim, Yunhui Min. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING ARTHRITIS CONTAINING ACHYRANTHES JAPONICA NAKAI ROOT EXTRACT (우슬 뿌리 추출물을 포함하는 관절염 치료용 약학적 조성물). Submitted No. PCT/KR2022/011353, August 2, 2022

1.  Young-Ok Son, Dong-Sun Lee, Yunhui Min, Dahye Kim. Composition of complex fermentation products as an active ingredient using microorganisms in Lactobacillus genus for the improving liver function (락토바실러스 속 미생물을 이용한 복합발효물을 유효성분으로 포 함하는 간기능 개선용 조성물). Submitted No. PCT/KR2022/006641, May 10, 2022

Korean patent(submitted)

10. Young-Ok Son, Myeongyeon Shin. Composition for Preventing or Improving Bone Diseases Comprising Fermented Extract of Drynaria fortunei and Method for Preparing the Same (골쇄보 발효추출물을 포함하는 골질환 예방 또는 개선용 조성물 및 이의 제조방법). Submitted No. 10-2026-0011525, January 21, 2026

9. Young-Ok Son, Yunhui Min. Composition for preventing or treating osteoarthritis comprising acetazolamide or methazolamide as active ingredient (아세타졸아미드 또는 메타졸아미드를 유효성분으로 포함하는 퇴행성 관절염 예방 또는 치료용 조성물). Submitted No. 10-2025-0187711, December 2, 2025

8. Young-Ok Son, Dong-Sun Lee, Yunhui Min, Dahye Kim, Godagama Suminda, Man young Jung. Composition of complex fermentation products as an active ingredient using microorganisms in Lactobacillus genus for the improving liver function (락토바실러스 속 미생물을 이용한 복합발효물을 유효성분으로 포함하는 간 기능 개선용 조성물). Submitted No. 10-2025-0085879, June 27, 2025

7. Young-Ok Son, Dong-Sun Lee. Origin and applications of nanocomposites derived from carrots (당근 유래 나노좀 및 이것의 용도). Submitted No. 10-2024-0025245, February 21, 2024

6. Dong-Sun Lee, Young-Ok Son. Composition containing carrot extract or its fractions and their applications (당근 추출물 또는 이의 분획물을 포함하는 조성물 및 이것의 용도). Submitted No. 10-2024-0025242, February 21, 2024

5. Young-Ok Son, Yuji Heo. Composition for preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis containing Acanthopanax sessiliflorus Harms supercritical extract as an active ingredient (가시오갈피 초임계 추출물을 유효성분으로 포함하는 류마티스 관절염의 예방 또는 치료용 조성물). Submitted No. 10-2023-0085580, July 03, 2023

Korean patent(enrolled )

4. Young-Ok Son, Dong-Sun Lee, Yunhui Min, Dahye Kim. Feed additive composition comprising Bacillus spp. strain and prebiotics as active ingredients (바실러스속 균주 및 프리바이오틱스를 유효성분으로 포함하는 사료첨가제 조성물). Patent No. 10-2772493 (South Korea), February 20, 2025

3. Young-Ok Son, Yuji Heo. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING ARTHRITIS CONTAINING GANODERMA LUCIDUM SPORE SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACT (영지버섯 포자의 초임계 추출물을 포함하는 관절염 치료용 약학적 조성물). Patent No. 10-2668370 (South Korea), May 20, 2024

2. Young-Ok Son, Dahye Kim, Yunhui Min, Jiwon Yang. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING ARTHRITIS  CONTAINING ACHYRANTHES JAPONICA NAKAI ROOT EXTRACT (우슬 뿌리 추출물을 포함하는 관절염 치료용 약학적 조성물). Patent No. 10-2623164 (South Korea), January 05, 2024

1. Jang-Soo Chun, Young-Ok Son. A composition for preventing or treating arthritis comprising an ERRγ inhibitor (ERRγ 억제제를 유효성분으로 포함하는 관절염 예방 또는 치료용 약학적 조성물). Patent No. 10-2125011 (South Korea), June 15, 2020

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