About Me

Stem Cell Biology

Human stem cells are powerful therapeutic agents. Over the last decade, my research was primarily focused on the role of stem cells in tissue repair and regeneration. The advent of technologies that permit efficient modulation of human stem cells creates novel therapeutic perspectives. Based on the use of stem cell-derived paracrine factors including extracellular vesicles, we are investigating how to induce repair or regeneration of damaged tissues in vivo and how to augment the therapeutic ability of stem cells.

Cancer Immunotherapy

My research is focused on developing new and effective therapeutic strategies for cancer. With respect to tumor immunity, we are exploring different strategies to target T cells to tumor cells by enhancing the dendritic cell's antigen presentign function and the co-stimulation of T cells that engage tumor cells. A variety of techniques including cell culture, cellular immunology and molecular biology is being used in my research.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION & TRAINING

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

International Society for Stem Cell Research

Member

Korean Society for Stem Cell Research

Member

Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Member, Vice-chair/Editorial Committee

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Associate Editor

Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism

Editorial Board

Fellow Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation (1996)

Cellular Immunology Laboratory

New Orleans, LA, USA (Postdoctoral fellowship)

Ph.D. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (1993)

New Brunswick, NJ, USA (M.S/Ph.D combined)

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

B.S. Kyung Hee University Seoul, Korea (1982)

Department of Biology

2016 - present Associate Professor

Department of Biomedical Science

Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine

2014 - 2015 Associate Professor

Cell Therapy Center

Institute for BioMedical Convergence

Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary’s Hospital

2007 – 2014 Research Associate Professor

Department of Laboratory Medicine

& Cell Therapy Center

Yonsei University Collge of Medicine

2002 - 2007 Research Assistant Professor

BK21 Biomedical Sciences

Yonsei University

1999 - 2002 Research Scientist

Institute of Gastroenterology

Yonsei University Collge of Medicine

Seoul, Korea

1998 - 2001 Senior Scientist

Clon Biotech Ltd., Seoul, Korea

1996 - 1998 Samsung Biomedical Research Institute

Seoul, Korea (Research Fellow)