Korea VirusResearch Institute

Education

• 1990-1996 M.D., graduate in 1st in class,
  Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
• 1996-1998 M.S. (in Microbiology and Immunology),
  Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
• 1998-2001 Ph.D. (in Microbiology and Immunology),
  Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Career

• 1999-2002 Medical Scientist, Department of Microbiology,
  The Armed Forces Medical Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea,
  (Mandatory military service)
• 2002-2007 Research Fellow, Immunology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
  (Advisor: Barbara Rehermann, M.D.)
• 2007-2013 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
• 2013-2018 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
• 2018-present Professor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
• 2018-present Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Seoul, Korea
• 2019-present Fellow, The Korea Academy of Science and Technology
• 2020-present Director, The Center for Epidemic Preparedness, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

Academic Activities

• 2011-2012 Group leader, Vaccine Interest Group,
  The Korean Association of Immunologists, Korea
• 2013-2016 Member, General Assembly & Delegate of Korea
  International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)
• 2014-2017 Chair, Academic Committee,
  The Korean Vaccine Society, Korea
• 2017-present Member, Immunology working group,
  International Coalition to Eliminate Hepatitis B Virus (ICE-HBV)
• 2018-2019 Chair, Academic Committee,
  The Korean Society of Virology, Korea
• 2018-present Member, HCV Conference International Organizing Committee
• 2019-present Group leader, Immuno-Oncology Interest Group,
  The Korean Association of Immunologists, Korea
• 2019 Co-organizer, 26th International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus and Related Viruses, Seoul, Korea
• 2019 Co-organizer, Samsung Global Research Symposium on T Cell Biology, San Jose, CA, USA
• 2020-2020 Chair, Academic Committee,
  The Korean Association of Immunologists, Korea
• 2020-present Chair, Research Committee,
  The Korean Cancer Association, Korea
• 2020-present Chair, Academic Committee,
  8th Congress of the FIMSA (Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia Oceania)
  Scientific Advisor: Genexine, GeneOne Life Science, and Samyang Biopharm
• 2010-present Editorial Board, Frontiers in Microbiology
• 2012-present Editorial Board, Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• 2013-present Deputy Editor, Immune Network
• 2013-present Associated Editor, Infection and Chemotherapy
• 2020-present Editorial Board, Yonsei Medical Journal
  Ad Hoc Reviewer (Journals): Science, Nature Medicine, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Trends in Immunology, Nature Cancer, Science Immunology, Nature Communications, Gastroenterology, Gut, Hepatology, Journal of Hepatology, Cancer Immunology Research, Journal of Infectious Diseases, Plos Pathogens, Journal of Virology, Frontiers in Immunology, Oncoimmunology, International Immunology, Vaccine, Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of Immunological Methods, Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Journal of General Virology, Viral Immunology, Journal of Virological Methods, Journal of Clinical Microbiology etc
  Ad Hoc Reviewer (Grants): Wellcome Trust, French National Research Agency (ANR), UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Global Effort on COVID-19 (GECO; UK NIHR and MRC), The Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Society Membership

• The Korean Association of Immunologists
• The Korean Society of Virology
• The American Association of Immunologists
• The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Research Interests

• Viral Immunology, Hepatitis Viruses, Immune Aging, Tumor Immunology, Human Immune Monitoring