Biography & Background: 

I received comprehensive training in cell biology and immunology during my Ph.D. at KAIST. My postdoctoral journey began at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), developing in vitro antiviral drug screening systems. In November 2019, I joined Dr. Mark Nicolls' laboratory at Stanford, merging my immunological expertise with vascular biology to study lymphatic and pulmonary diseases.

Research Focus: 

My independent research program investigates the communication between the T cell and the vascular microenvironment in inflammatory diseases. 

• Key Question: How do dysfunctional vascular cells actively regulate T cell activation, differentiation, and immune response?

• Experimental Approach: Integrating animal disease models, co-culture systems, multi-parametric flow cytometry, cell sorting, and immunofluorescence imaging.

• Goal: Uncovering novel mechanism-based therapeutic strategies for inflammatory diseases.

Assistant professor (2026 – present) 경희대학교, 생물학과

Instructor (2024 – 2026) Stanford University, Medicine, USA

Postdoctoral trainee (2019 – 2024) Stanford University, Medicine, USA

Postdoctoral fellow (2018 – 2019) 한국한의학연구원/한국화학연구원, 신종바이러스 융합연구단

M.S. – Ph.D. (2013 – 2018) KAIST, 의과학대학원

B.S. (2005 – 2013) 울산대학교, 생명과학부

(2025 – 2026) American Heart Association (AHA) Career Development Award (CDA), US

(2024 – 2026) Stanford Translational Research and Applied Medicine (TRAM) Pilot Grant

(2023 – 2025) NIH T32 training grant, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)

(2018 – 2019) National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) – Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (YS)

(2013 – 2018) Government scholarship MS – PhD Integrated Degree Program student. Korean Government Research Grant and Teaching Assistant, KAIST