Assistant Professor
@ UC Davis
Profile
Work
Experience
2023 -
Assistant Professor
Director, Laboratory for Cell Nanoengineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Surgery
University of California, Davis
2018 - 2023
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutics Research Laboratory
(PI: Stanislav Emelianov, Ph.D.)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
2021 -
Consultant
Onselex Pharmaceuticals
2017 - 2018
Technical Research Personnel
of the Republic of Korea Army
Institute for Basic Science of Korea
Education
2012 - 2017
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Biomedical Polymer Laboratory
(PI: Won Jong Kim, Ph.D.)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea
2009 - 2012
B.S. in Bioengineering
Konkuk University, South Korea
Honors
& Awards
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NIH (NCI) K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, 2022-2027
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Postdoctoral Recognition Award Finalist - Society for Biomaterials, 2023
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Best Paper Award, SPIE Photonics West - BIOS, 2023
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BMES-Cell and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Postdoctoral Researcher Travel Award, BMES-CMBE Meeting, 2023
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Science Innovation Presentation, PSME division, ACS 2019 Fall Meeting
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Best Poster Award, International Nanotech Symposition& Nano-convergence Expo, 2018
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Best Poster Award, International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, 2016
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Best Poster Award, Korean Society of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 2016
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Best Poster Award, Korean Chemical Society, 2016
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Best Research Presentation Award, Korean Polymer Society, 2014
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BK 21 Plus Best Paper Award, POSTECH, 2014 - 2016
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Best Research Presentation Award, Nano Korea, 2013
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Best Poster Award, Korean Chemical Society, 2013
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Best TA Award, POSTECH, 2012
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Summa Cum Laude, Konkuk Univerisity, 2012
Other
Activities
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Session Chair: Photoacoustic Imaging, 2021 IEEE UFFC International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
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Reviewer, Chemical Society Reviews, RSC Journal
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Reviewer, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Journal
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Reviewer, Photoacoustics, Elsevier Journal
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Reviewer, Biomaterials Science, RSC Journal
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Reviewer, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meetings
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Member, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
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Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Member, Controlled Release Society (CRS)
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Member, Materials Research Society (MRS)