ACADEMIC POSITION

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, Medical Genetics, The University of British Columbia, Canada (2021 - Present)

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2020 - 2021)

    • EDUCATIONS

  • Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2014 - 2020)
  • M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea (2011 - 2014)
  • B.Sc. in Biology, Yonsei University, Korea (2005 - 2011)

    • AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

  • 2024 BCREGMED Trainee Travel Award, BC Regenerative Medicine Initiative (2024)
  • KSMCB Young Investigator Research Award, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (2024)
  • Till & McCulloch Meetings Abstract Competition Travel Award, Stem Cell Network (2024)
  • CIHR Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2024 - 2025)
  • 2023 Fellowship, Mogam Science Scholarship Foundation (2023)
  • Stem Cell Network (SCN) Top-up Award, Stem Cell Network (2023)
  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2023)
  • Michael Smith Health Research BC’s Research Trainee Award, Michael Smith Health Research BC (2022 - 2025)
  • Stem Cell Network (SCN) Award, Stem Cell Network (2022)
  • Graduate Fellowship Scholarship, Simon Fraser University (2018, 2019)
  • Weyerhaeuser Molecular Biology Graduate Scholarship, Simon Fraser University (2018)
  • David L. Baillie Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University (2018)
  • 21st International C. elegans Meeting Travel Awards, Genetics Society of America (2017)
  • Travel and Minor Research Awards (TMRAs) for 2014-15, Simon Fraser University (2015)
  • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Government of Canada (2015 - 2018)
  • Multi-Year Funding (CD Nelson Memorial Graduate Entrance Scholarship & Provost Prize of Distinction), Simon Fraser University (2014 - 2018)
  • Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship, Simon Fraser University (2014)
  • Lecture & Research Scholarship, Seoul National University (2013)
  • Brain Korea 21, Seoul National University (2011, 2012)

    • HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

  • High Honors (Dean’s Honor list), Yonsei University (Feb 2011)
  • Highest Honors (Dean’s Honor list with Distinction), Yonsei University (Feb 2008)
  • Highest Honors (Dean’s Honor list with Distinction), Yonsei University (Aug 2007)
  • Highest Honors (Dean’s Honor list with Distinction), Yonsei University (Feb 2007)
  • High Honors (Dean’s Honor list), Yonsei University (Aug 2006)
  • High Honors (Dean’s Honor list), Yonsei University (Feb 2006)
  • Highest Honors (Dean’s Honor list with Distinction), Yonsei University (Aug 2005)

    • SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

  • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) associate member (2023-2024)
  • Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) postdoctoral member (2022)
  • Vice president of Vancouver-area Worm Research Meeting (VanWoRM) (2017 - 2019)
  • Genetics Society of America (GSA) student member (2015 - 2018)
  • Organizer of Vancouver-area Worm Research Meeting (VanWoRM) (2014 - 2017)
  • Biophysical Society (BPS) student member (2014)

    • VISITING SCHOLAR

  • Research assistant (the group of Professor Gunnar von Heijne), Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Sweden (Apr 2012 - Sep 2012)

    • LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

  • ATAC-seq Analysis (2023)
  • RNA-seq Analysis (2022)
  • Epigenomic Analysis (2021)
  • Data Science: Visualization (2020)
  • Data Science: R Basics (2020)
  • Secondary School Teacher(GradeII) of Biology, Korea (2011)
  • Secondary School Teacher(GradeII) of Science, Korea (2011)