Research Interests

• Evolutionary and Mammalian Genome Biology

  comparative, cross-species, cross-breeds, genomic innovation

• Cancer Biology (Tumor Ecology)

  tumor evolution, tumor microenvironment, metastasis and relapse, immunity

• Computational Systems Biology

  integrative multi-omics (genomics, epigenomics, proteomics), machine learning

Education

• PhD candidate, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences (2019-)

  Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National University, Seoul, KR

• MS, Microbiology and Biotechnology (2016-2018)

  College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR

• BS, Microbiology and Biotechnology (2010-2016)

  College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR

Research Experience

• Graduate Research Associate (2019-), Prof. Je-Yoel Cho's Lab

  Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National University, Seoul, KR
  Research topics: cross-breed cancer genomics, dog epigenomics

• Collaborative Research Fellow (2017-2019), Prof. Je-Yoel Cho's Lab

  College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, KR
  Research topics: dog epigenomics, cancer biomarkers

• Collaborative Research Fellow (2017-2018), Prof. Suk Woo Nam's Lab

  College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, KR
  Research topics: cancer mechanism, histone modification, miRNA-editing

• Collaborative Research Fellow (2017-2018), Prof. Jueng Soo You's Lab

  Research Institute of Medical Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, KR
  Research topics: cancer mechanism, chromatin remodeler (SWI/SNF complexes)

• Graduate Research Associate (2016-2018), Prof. Keunsoo Kang's Lab

  College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR
  Research topics: bioinformatics, epigenomics, regularoty-elements

• Undergraduate Researcher (2015-2016), Prof. Keunsoo Kang's Lab

  College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, KR
  Research topics: bioinformatics, epigenomics, transcription factors

Non-Research Track Appointments

• Facility Manager (2021-2023), Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National Univ.
• Website Administrator (2020-2024), Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National Univ.
• NAS Server Administrator (2019-2024), Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center (CDRC), Seoul National Univ.
• Teaching Assistant (2019-2022), Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National Univ.
• Teaching Assistant (2017), Environment-Bio Experiment, Department of Microbiology, Dankook Univ.
• Teaching Assistant (2017), Biological Statistics using SPSS, Department of Microbiology, Dankook Univ.
• Graduate Assistant (2016-2017), Department of Microbiology, Dankook Univ.
• Sergeant, Medic (2011–2013), 1st Brigade, Aviation Operations Command, Republic of Korea Army

Honors & Awards

• Best Scientific Presentation Award (2024), Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress (FAVA)
• Selected as "한국을 빛낸 사람들 (한빛사)" (People Who Shined Korea) (2023), BRIC
• Young Scientist Award (2022), International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB)
• Thesis Presentation (2022), SNU College of Veterinary Medicine ERD Day

International Conferences

• Oral & Poster Presentation, Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress (FAVA) 2024 (Daejeon, KR)
• Oral & Poster Presentation (Invited Speaker), International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB) 2022 (Jeju, KR)
• Poster Presentation, 2015 (KR)

Invited Talks & Lectures

• Invited talk (2023), Advanced Comparative Medicine (Graduate Course), College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University (Seoul, KR)
  Topic: Comparative mammalian and dog genomics
• Invited talk (2023), The 1st THE HOOK One-Day Camp (AI+BIO) for High School Students (Seoul, KR)
  Topic: Comparative genomics for genomic innovation

Professional Memberships

• Student Member (2024-), Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA)
• Associate Member (2024-), American Society for Cancer Research (AACR)
• Collaborating Member (2022-), Human Cell Atlas
• Collaborating Member (2022-), K-BIOX
• Student Member (2022-), Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB)
• Student Member (2021-), The Korean Human Proteome Organization (KHUPO)
• Associate Member (2021-), Korean Society of Veterinary Science
• Student Member (2016-), Korea Genome Organization (KOGO)
• Student Member (2015-), Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB)

Ad Hoc Peer Review Activity

• Nature Communications (1 manuscript)
• International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1)
• Gene (1)
• Genes & Genomics (2)

Patents