Our Team
Professor
Positions
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University (2022.09~Present )
Academic Activities
- Early Career Committee Member, International Metabolic Engineering Society at AIChE (2024~present)
- Early Career Advisory Board, ACS Synthetic Biology (2024~2025)
- Editorial Advisory Board, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering (2023~2028)
- Editor, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (2023~present)
- Editorial Board of Synthetic Biology, Review Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2022~present)
Education & Research Experience
Postdoc, BioProcess Research Laboratory, KAIST (2020.08~2022.08) with Prof. Sang Yup Lee
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (2015.03~2020.08) with Prof. Sang Yup Lee
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (2011.02~2015.02)
Representative Honors and Awards
- Miwon Young Scientist Award, 2023 KSIEC (2023.11.09)
- Shimadzu Future Leader Award, 2022 KSBMB (2022.05.25)
- Merck 350 Future Researcher Award, 2021 KSMCB (2021.11.05)
- Top Poster Award, International Metabolic Engineering Society (2021.07.15)
PhD Students
장민준(Chang, Minjun)
2024/03~
Integrated MS/PhD Program
Safety Manager
B.S. Korea University, Dept. Chemical and Biological Engineering (2024.02)
minjun718 [at] korea.ac.kr
이시온 (Lee, Sion)
2024/03~
Integrated MS/PhD Program
B.S. Korea University, Dept. Chemical and Biological Engineering (2024.02)
sion6201 [at] korea.ac.kr
Ahmad Alkaff Husein
2024/09~
PhD Program
Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Scholarship Awardee (2024.09~2028.08)
B.S. Universitas Indonesia, Dept. Chemistry, Cum Laude (2015.07)
M.S. Universitas Indonesia, Dept. Chemical Science (2019.01)
ahmadhuseina12 [at] korea.ac.kr
김유식 (Kim, Yusik)
2019/03~ (jointly supervised by Prof. Ji Won Lee @Korea Univ)
PhD Program
@SynBEE Lab since 2025.03
B.S. Korea University (2019.02)
yusik9211 [at] korea.ac.kr
심규빈 (Shim, Kyubin)
2024/03~
Lab Head
Integrated MS/PhD Program
B.S. Konkuk University, Systems Biotechnology (2024.02)
shim2402 [at] korea.ac.kr
남지우 (Nam, Jiwoo)
2024/03~2026/02
Integrated MS/PhD Program
B.S. Ajou University, Dept. Biological Science (2024.02)
namjw0809 [at] korea.ac.kr
오준근 (Oh, Jun Geun)
2025/03~
Integrated MS/PhD Program
B.S. Korea University, Dept. Chemical and Biological Engineering (2025.02)
ojk0719 [at] daum.net
윤현지 (Yoon, Hyun Ji)
2026/03~
Integrated MS/PhD Program
B.S. Korea University, Dept. Biotechnology (2026.02)
0729666 [at] korea.ac.kr
정인경 (Jeong, Ingyeong)
2026/03~
Integrated MS/PhD Program
B.S. The Catholic University of Korea, Dept. Biotechnology (2025.02)
ingyeong1128 [at] gmail.com
Master's Students
이상헌 (Lee, Sang Heon)
2025/03~
B.S. Korea University, Division of Biotechnology (2024.08)
ysh7800 [at] gmail.com
김진하 (Kim, Jin Ha)
2025/03~
B.S. Konkuk University, Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources (2025.02)
taffyjina [at] korea.ac.kr
이상원 (Lee, Sangwon)
2026/03~
B.S. Konkuk University, Cosmetics Engineering (2026.02)
threewon35 [at] naver.com
Academic Research Students
서지은 (Seo, Jieun)
Co-advisor: Dr. Dong-Wook Kwon (KIST)
2023/09~ (MS/PhD Integrated)
jieun58 [at] kist.re.kr
이지훈 (Lee, Ji Hun)
Co-advisor: Dr. Dong-Wook Kwon (KIST)
2024/09~ (MS/PhD Integrated)
jihun0310 [at] kist.re.kr
백재흠 (Baek, Jae Heum)
Co-advisor: Dr. Jin Yoo (KIST)
2026/03~ (MS/PhD Integrated)
wogma9494 [at] gmail.com
Undergraduate Students
박준영 (Park, Junyoung)
2025/01~present
junepark2002 [at] korea.ac.kr
한제신 (Han, Zexin)
2023/01~2024/12, 2025/09~
3159955024 [at] korea.ac.kr
안나영 (An, Nayeong)
2026/01~
nayeong220 [at] naver.com
김민영 (Kim, Minyoung)
2026/02~
kmyoung1615 [at] naver.com
조연서 (Jo, Yeon Seo)
2022/09~2023/12, 2026/02~
wendy922 [at] korea.ac.kr
서현서 (Seo, Hyunseo)
College of Engineering & Medicine Collaboration Project Participant
2026/01~
lily8275 [at] korea.ac.kr
최영민 (Choi, Youngmin)
College of Engineering & Medicine Collaboration Project Participant
2026/01~
cymandy0802 [at] gmail.com
안연진 (Ahn, Yeonjin)
College of Engineering & Medicine Collaboration Project Participant
2026/01~
ayeonj452 [at] gmail.com
Research Staffs
이다혜(Lee, Dahye)
2025/01~present
ldh5412 [at] korea.ac.kr