EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Boehinger-Ingelheim Fellowship (2000–2001)
under the guidance of Prof. Robert F. Standaert
M.S. in Chemistry Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 1997
under the guidance of Prof. Kwan Soo Kim
B.S. in Chemistry Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 1993
EXPERIENCE
Department of Biophysics and Chemical Biology
2009.6~2009.8 Visiting Professor at the Scripps Research Institute
(Prof. Peter G. Schultz’s Laboratory and the Genomic Institute of Novartis Foundation, GNF)
2008.4~2013.2 Associate Professor (with tenure)
2004.2~2008.3 Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2001.8~2004.1 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Post-Doctoral Fellow under the guidance of Prof. Stuart L. Schreiber
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2026.01~present International Advisory Board of Angewandte Chemie & Angewandte Chemie Novit (Wiley, GDCh)
2025.01~present Fellow, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Division of Natural Sciences
2022.06~2024.06 Associate Director, Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Seoul National University
2022.06~2024.06 Associate Dean of Research Affairs, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University
2020.06~2023.02 Associate Editor, RSC Chemical Biology (Royal Society of Chemistry)
2024.01~present Korean Liaison of Tateshina Conference on Organic Chemistry, Japan
2019.01~present Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Chemical Biology (American Chemical Society)
2020.12~2022.11 International Advisory Board, Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (KCS)
2019.01~2020.12 Committee Member of Academic Affair, Korean Chemical Society
2018.04~2018.12 Guest Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry (Themed issue for Diversity Oriented Synthesis)
2018.04~2022.03 Scientific Advisory Committee of the Institut Pasteur Korea (IP-K)
2018.03~2024.02 Chair, Department of Biophysics and Chemical Biology, Seoul National University
2017.10~present Chair of Global Council, International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS)
2016.08~2023.11 Director, A3 Foresight Program, Asian Chemical Probe Research Hubs (ACPRB), NRF
2016.02~present Founder & CEO, SPARK Biopharma, Inc.
2014.06~2023.05 Director, Center for Chemical Proteomics (창의연구사업), Seoul National University
2013.01~2017.08 Vice Chair, Chemistry Department, Seoul National University
2013.06~present Review Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry (Specialized in Chemical Biology)
2013.04~present Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2013.04~present Fellow of Frontier Research Scientists (한림선도과학자) (KAST, 한림원)
2012.05~2016.12 International Advisory Board, Methods and Application in Fluorescence (IOPScience)
2012.04~2017.12 Associate Editor, Molecular BioSystems (IF 3.9, Royal Society of Chemistry)
2012.01~2016.08 Editorial Advisory Board, Diversity Oriented Synthesis (Springer/Versita)
2012.01~2013.12 Chairman of Academic Affairs, Korean Chemical Society
2011.05~present Director (Korean Participants), Asian Chemical Biology Initiative (ACBI)
2010.11~present Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Combinatorial Science (American Chemical Society)
2011.06~present Members of the Permanent Steering Committee, Methods & Applications of Fluorescence
2009.10~2011.09 Chairman of International Affairs, KHUPO (Korean Human Proteome Organization)
2007.09~present Editorial Advisory Board, Molecular Diversity (Springer)
2006.11~2010.12 Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry (American Chemical Society)
2007.01~2010.12 Editorial Board, BMB report (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) (KSBMB)
2006.01~present Deputy Director of NMR and Spectroscopic Facility at Chem. Dept of Seoul National University.