Hanyang Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
(Former) President, Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research, Seoul, Korea
(Former) Committee Industry–University Cooperation Foundation
Distinguished Professor, Hanyang University

(Former) Visiting Researcher, Harvard Medical School Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
(Former) Presidential Medical R&D advisory committee member
(Former) Full Member, Policy Deliberative Committee for Health and Medical Service Technology by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Operating Committee of HT Forum; and Head, Clinical and Translational Research Division
Vice President, Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
Editorial Board of Rheumatology, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
President, 15th International Congress on SLE in 2023

Clinical research on rheumatic diseases.A renowned researcher in genetic epidemiology research, innovative diagnosis/treatment research, and precision medicine research
Published 523 articles in SCIE-indexed journals (24,626 citations, 73 h-index) : Nature, Nature Genetics, New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, etc.

Professor, Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences
Director, Basic Research Lab (BRL)
Chair of Preparation Committee for HY-IBB
Program Manager (PM), Directorate of National Strategic R&D Programs of National Research Foundation of Korea
Basic Headquarters of the Research Foundation - Planning/Advisory Member of the Center for Life Sciences

(Former) Postdoctoral Researcher, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Chair of General Affairs Committee, Korean Society for Bioinformatics
Operating Committee, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Chair of Public Relations Committee, Korean Society of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Steering Committee Member/Chief Committee Member of the Korean Society of Biochemical Biology
Member of the Biodata Regulatory Innovation Committee
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, in vitro diagnostic medical device specialist
ACS Associate Editor
Genes&Genomics Associate Editor

A leading researcher on genomics, transcriptome, bioinformatics, bio big data
Published 75 articles in SCIE-indexed journals (14,533 citations, 28 h-index) : Nature Biomed. Eng. Nature Methods, Mol Cell, Nature Comm. Genome Res., PNAS and more

Identification of the role of bystander T cells and research on the immune mechanism of autoimmune diseases
Exploration of new factors for T cell immune regulation and research on gender-specific immune regulation mechanisms
Research on autoimmune diseases and allergies targeting peptide/protein-based immune regulation and vaccine and cancer drug development
New drug candidates for immunomodulatory disease treatment and original technology for drug delivery

Professor, Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine
Director, Biomedical Research Institute and Deputy Director, the Research Department at Hanyang University Hospital
Director, the Organ Transplant Center at Hanyang University Hospital
Director, Center for Laboratory Animal Science
(Concurrent) Professor, Department of HY-KIST Bio-convergence
(Concurrent) Professor, Department of Medical and Digital Engineering, College of Engineering

Research on original technology for AI-based healthcare service development and POCT molecular diagnosis development
Development of biological tissue the using 3D printing technology
Development of cell therapy and research on regenerative medicine using outcomes of various stem cell studies
Research on the 3D tissue culture using the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies such as organoids, genetic scissors, big data, AI, and more
Development of an early diagnosis method for diseases using virtual reality technology
Development of medical devices for diagnosis and treatment to improve patient convenience

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine
(Concurrent) Professor, Department of Translational Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University
(Concurrent) Professor, Department of Medical and Digital Engineering, College of Engineering

Research on peptide/protein/antibody/cell-based biopharmaceutical candidates and original technology for drug delivery
Nanotechnology for gene-based diagnosis/prevention/treatment of cancers, infectious diseases, metabolic/inflammatory/immune diseases
Original technology related to cell therapy and regenerative medicine

Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences
HY Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Director of the Bio Joint Device Center

Hyperlipidemia-linked cardiovascular disease mouse model establishment and arteriosclerosis/aortic valve sclerosis analysis
Genetic mouse cardiovascular tissue immunophenotyping
Macrophage/dendritic cell population immunophysiology/pathological function analysis in tissue

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