Educational Background

Mar. 1998 – Feb. 2001: Ph.D.,Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, POSTECH,Pohang, Korea

Mar. 1996 – Feb. 1998: M.S.,Department of Life Science, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea

Mar. 1992 – Feb. 1996: B.S.,Department of Biochemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Research Interests

1. T cell differentiation during chronic infection and cancer development

2. Interplay between T cell anddendritic cell under chronic antigen environment

3. Isolation of common factorscontributing to immune tolerance

Professional Career

Mar. 2014 – Present: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Mar. 2009 – Feb. 2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Aug. 2007 – Jan. 2009: Research Associate,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

Aug. 2004 – Jul. 2007: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology andImmunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA (Mentor: Dr. Rafi Ahmed)

Jun. 2001 – Apr. 2005: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Biotechnology Research Center, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea

Mar. 2001 – Jun. 2005: Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Research Laboratory of DNA medicine,Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea (Mentor: Dr.Young-Chul Sung)

Sep. 2000 – Feb. 2001: Researcher, National Research Laboratory of DNA medicine,Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea

Awards & Scholarships

01. Next Generation Frontier Research Scientist, Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Korea (2013)

02. Hanlim Leading Scientist Award, Korea (2013)

03. Outstanding Teaching Professor, Yonsei University, Korea (2011)

04. TJ Park Bessemer Science Professor Fellowship, POSCO TJ Park Foundation, Korea (2009)

05. Keystone Symposia Scholarship, National Cancer Institute, USA (2007)

06. Post-doctoral Fellowship, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, Korea (2004 – 2005)

07. Young Scientist Award, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea (2003)

08. FIMSA/ASI Travel Award, Australian Society of Immunology, Australia (2003)

09. Dean’s Honor List, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (1995 – 1996)

10. Outstanding Student Scholarship, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (1992 – 1996)