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Seoul, South Korea

Lead the biotherapeutic drug development from discovery to early clincial stageEngage with potential collaborators from both industry and academia to facilitate the projectsProvide the strategic planning on the portfolioEstablished research laboratory and build up/ manage research teamsLiaise with the executive team leaders

Pangyo, South Korea

Management of preclinical development and translational researchUS FDA IND for phase I study Out-license of a clinical stage assetDevelopment of discovery pipelinesEstablishment of the research lab

Pangyo, South Korea

Lead the preclinical development of anti-CD47 antibody

Seongnam, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea

Develop the dendritic cell-based immunotherapy for cancer and autoimmune diseases.Manage a research team discovering the new vaccines and conducting a various of preclinical studies and immune monitoring for a DC vaccine clinical trial on phase III. Provide a scientific insight into the clinical studies

Boston, Ma

Boston, Ma

Inflammatory diseases• Study a new role of fibroblast and its interaction with T cells, dendritic cells, and macrophages in tissue inflammation. • Experienced isolation and culture of primary synovial fibroblasts from patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and blood monocyte-derived macrophages. • Expertise in aseptic isolation and analysis of dendritic cells from skin, lung, and their draining lymph nodes in mouse models of Atopic Dermatitis and Influenza virus infection. • Experienced in functional cell-based assays such as T cells and dendritic cell differentiation, proliferation, cytokine measurements, and cellular signaling in various experimental models in vitro and in vivo.

Rochester, Minnesota Area

Studied innate immune cell activation in humanUsed the systems of in vitro activation and analysis of blood CD14+ monocytes Studied the function of dendritic cells in differentiation of naïve CD4 T cells isolated from human bloodExperienced in culturing and analyzing multiple myeloma cell lines and primary bone marrow cells from patients with multiple myeloma

Ph.D., Immunology

The role of BLyS (novel TNF ligand) in innate immunity. I uncovered the novel function of BLyS in innate immune cells-monocytes.

Ms, Molecular Biology

Molecular mechanisms of tumor immune evasion

Bs, Genetic Engineering