Yong-Sung Kim, Ph. D.
Director, BK21 four program of Chem-Bio Medicine, Graduate School
Professor, College of Advanced Bio-Convergence Engineering
Professor, Dept. of Molecular Science and Technology, Graduate School, College of Engineering
Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry and Biological engineering, College of Engineering
Ajou University, 206 Worldcup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Korea
Office: +82-31-219-2662 / E-mail: kimys@ajou.ac.kr
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Education
1999.03. ~ 2002.09. Ph. D., Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
The University of Colorado, Denver, USA
1996.03. ~ 1998.02. M.Sc., Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Sciences and Technology (KAIST), Korea
1990.03. ~ 1996.02. B.Sc., Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Seoul National University, Korea
Employment & Experiences
2024.03 ~ Present: Professor, College of Advanced Bio-Convergence Engineering (교수, 첨단바이오융합대학)
2004.03 ~ present: Assistant, Associate, and full Professor at Dept. of Molecular Science and Technology, College of Engineering, Ajou University
(교수, 아주대학교 분자과학기술학과/응용화학생명공학과)
2020.09 ~ present: Director, BK21four graduate program of Chem-Bio Medicine, Graduate School
(단장, 4단계 BK21, 아주대 분자과학기술학과 켐바이오메디신 교육연구단)
2024.05 ~ 2026.02: Dean, College of Advanced Bio-Convergence Engineering (학장, 첨단바이오융합대학)
2014.05 ~ present: Board member, Antibody Society Korea (ASK)
(운영위원, 한국항체협회)
2020.02 ~ 2022.01: President, Antibody Society Korea (ASK)
(회장, 한국항체협회)
2016.09 ~ 2027.08: Adjunct Professor, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University Medical Center
(겸임교수, 알레르기 내과, 아주대 의료원)
2019.01: Scientific co-founder, Pinetree Therapeutics Inc. (Boston, USA)
(과학공동창업자, 파인트리 테라퓨틱스(주))
2016.08: Scientific co-founder, ORUM Therapeutics Inc. (Daejon, Korea; Boston, USA)
(과학공동창업자, 오름 테라퓨틱㈜)
2014.09 ~ 2020.02: Director, Pioneer Research Center for Cellular internalizing & PPI interfering antibody
(funded from National Research Foundation (NRF), Republic of Korea)
(단장, 세포내 단백질 제어 항체 융합연구단/미래유망융합기술파이오니어 연구단)
2017.12 ~ Present: Part-time Executive, Mogam Science Scholarship Foundation
(비상근 이사, 목암과학장학재단)
2010.09 ~ 2011.08: Visiting Scholar (Sabbatical) at Genentech Inc. (San Francisco, USA)
(방문과학자 (연구년), 제넨텍 (Genentech Inc.), 미국 샌프란시스코 소재)
2002.11 ~ 2004.02: Postdoctoral Associate at Division of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
(포스트닥, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (항체공학))