1. Research Interest

• Systems metabolic engineering

• Systems Biology/ Biotechnology

• Bio-based fundamental chemical production

2. Education

• 3/2002 – 2/2006 B.S., Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• 3/2006 – 8/2008 M.S., Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• 9/2008 – 8/2013 Ph.D., Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Synthetic Biology

2. Education

• 2012. 9 ~ 2016. 8 B.S Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• 2016. 9 ~ 2018. 8 M.S Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• 2018. 9 ~ 2023. 2 Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

• Synthetic biology

• Systems and computational biology

2. Education

• 2014.03 ~ 2018.08 B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• 2018.09 ~ 2024.02 Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Synthetic Biology

2. Education

• 2013, B.S., Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University (EU), Izmir, Turkey

• 2010, Exchange student, LLP- Erasmus Program, Department of Biotechnology (EHEA Degree), Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain

• 2016, M.S., Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey

• 2018.08 -Present, Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

3. Honords and Awards

• 2017.08 -Present, Korean Government Scholarship Program, National Institute of International Education (NIIED)

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 2013.03~2017.02 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea

• 2017.03~2019.02 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea

• 2019.02 ~ Present Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Jan 2019 ~Present - M.S. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar 2015 ~ Feb 2019 - B.S. Biological Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Ki Soo Park, Ph.D) Konkuk University, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Jul 2017 ~ Jan 2019 Konkuk University, Biomolecular Engineering and Diagnostics Laboratory

4. Honors/ Awards

• Mar 2017 ~ Feb 2019 - National Science and Engineering Scholarship, Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF)

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Sep. 2014 - Jun. 2018 B. Eng. Bioengineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

• Jul. 2017 - Aug. 2017 Visiting Student Researcher, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

• Aug. 2018-Present M.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

3. AWARDS

• Oct. 2016: Gold Award in iGEM 2016 (in Team SJTU-BioX-Shanghai), iGEM Foundation

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Sep 2020 ~Present - M.S. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Sep 2016 ~ Jun 2020 - B.S. Biological Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Jing Wen Zhou, Ph.D) Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

3. Research Experience

• Aug 2018 ~ Jun 2020 - Jiangnan University, Lab of Biosystem and Bioprocess Engineering

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Present - Ph.D. Chemical and biomolecular engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Feb 2020 - B.S. Department of Life Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 2015. 3 ~ 2020. 2 B.S Food Bioscience and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

• 2015. 3 ~ 2020. 2 B.S Brain and Cognitive Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (Double Major)

• 2020. 3 ~ Present Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Mar 2017 ~ Feb 2021 - B.S. Chemical and biomolecular engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar 2021 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

• Systems biology / Biotechnology

2. Education

• Sep 2021 - Present - M.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Sep 2017 - Aug 2021 - B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Jun 2020 - Jun 2021 - KAIST Metabolic & Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory

• Dec 2019 - Jan 2020 - KAIST Bio Network Analysis Laboratory

4. Honors / Awards

• Aug 2021 - Undergraduate Research Program (URP) Excellent Award, KAIST

• Aug 2021 - Cum Laude Graduation Prize, KAIST

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2020 - Dean’s list of Engineering Department, KAIST

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 2022. 09 ~ Present Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• 2007. 03 ~ 2009. 02 M.S. Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

• 2003. 03 ~ 2007. 02 B.S Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 3/2023 ~ Present - Ph.D. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• 8/2022 - M.S. Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea Korea University - KIST collaborative research program (Advisor: Ph.D Youngsoon Um, Prof. Sung Ok Han)

• 2/2020 - B.S. Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Sung-Jae Lee)

3. Research Experience

• 2020.09~2022.08 Student Researcher, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Lab, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

• 2020.05~2020.08 the Fourth Industrial Revolution Talent Development Project (4차인재 양성사업), Applied and Industrial Microbiology Lab, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

• 2019.03~2019.06 Lab Intern, Microbial Genetics Laboratory, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

• 2018.12~2019.02 UST internship, Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea

4. Honors / Awards

• 2022.04 Best Poster Presentation Award (우수논문발표상, 포스터 발표 부문), Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB)

• 2019.05 Excellent Academic Achievement Award (우수상), Kyung Hee University

• 2019.02 Outstanding Intern Award (우수인턴상), University of Science and Technology (UST)

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

• Systems biology / Biotechnology

2. Education

• Aug 2023 - Present - Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, PhD), KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

• Aug 2021 - Aug 2023 - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, PhD), KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

• Aug 2017 - Aug 2021 - B.S. Chemical Engineering, Minor in Biological Science, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

3. Research Experience

• Jul 2019 - Jun 2021 - Research Assistant, Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (Advisor: Sunghoon Park, PhD), UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

4. Honors / Awards

• Aug 2021 - Magna Cum Laude Graduation Prize, UNIST

• Aug 2017 - Aug 2021 - Global UNISTAR Gold Scholarship, UNIST

• Jul 2017 - International Biology Olympiad (Bronze), Coventry, United Kingdom

• Jul 2016 - International Biology Olympiad (Bronze), Hanoi, Vietnam

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Systems biology / Biotechnology

2. Education

• Aug 2022 ~ Present - Ph.D. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar 2019 ~ Aug 2022 - B.S. Systems biotechnology, Konkuk University, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Jul 2021- POSTECH University, Molecular Diagnosis and Synthetic Biology Laboratory

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Aug 2023 ~Present - Ph.D. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Sep 2020 ~ Jun 2023 - M.S. Fermentation Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Yankun Yang, Ph.D & Prof. Ye Li, Ph.D) Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

• Sep 2016 ~ Jun 2020 - B.S. Biological Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Systems biology / Biotechnology

2. Education

• Mar. 2023 ~ Present - Integrated M.S.-Ph.D Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2018 ~ Feb. 2023 - B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2018 ~ Feb. 2023 - B.S. Biological Sciences (Double major), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Sep 2022 ~ Dec 2022 KAIST Metabolic & Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory (In silico)

• Jan 2020 ~ Mar 2020 KAIST Metabolic & Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory

4. Honors / Awards

• Nov 2019 Chem-E-Car Competition (Finalist), American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Orlando, United States of America

• May 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Finalist), Society for Science, Los Angeles, United States of America

• Feb 2017 Taiwan International Science Fair (Finalist), NTSEC, Taiwan

• Feb 2017 Korea Science & Engineering Fair (Gold prize), Korea Science Service, South Korea

• Feb 2016 Research & Education Conference of Gifted Youth on Science (grand prize), Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, South Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Aug 2024 ~ Ph.D - M.S. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Aug 2022 ~ Aug 2024 - M.S. Chemical and biomolecular engineering (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Feb 2018 ~ Aug 2022 - B.S Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Mar 2022 - Jun 2022 KAIST MBEL (Research in Chemical Engineering Undergraduate)

4. Honors/ Awards

• Mar 2019 - Feb 2022 미원상사 두명 장학금, 미원상사

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Sep. 2024 ~ Present – Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee. Ph.D.), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Sep. 2019 ~Jun. 2022 - M.S. Biological Engineering (Advisor: Lixin Zhang. Ph.D.), East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

3. Research Experience

• Sep. 2019 ~Jun. 2022 - B.S. The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology

1. Research Interest

• Systems and computational biology

• Bioinformatics

2. Education

• Aug. 2023 - Present Ph.D. Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2018 - Feb. 2022 B.S. Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2021 Cancer Genetics Laboratory, Kyung Hee University, Korea (Advisor: Prof. WeonSang Ro)

• Sep. 2020 - Oct. 2020 Molecular Skin Biotechnology Laboratory, Kyung Hee University, Korea (Advisor: Prof. JaeSung Hwang)

• Mar. 2020 - Jun. 2020 Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Kyung Hee University, Korea (Advisor: Prof. SeongHee Bhoo)

4. Honors / Awards

• Feb. 2022 3rd Place, Genetic Engineering Academic Seminar, Kyung Hee University

• Nov. 2020 Academic excellence award, Kyung Hee University

• Mar. 2018 - Feb. 2022 Academic excellence scholarships for 6 semesters, Kyung Hee University

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

• System biology/ Biotechnology

2. Education

• Aug. 2023 - Present  Integrated M.S.-Ph.D Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering(Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, Ph.D , KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2020- Aug. 2023 B.S. Food science and technology, Chung-Ang University, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Chung-Ang University, Food Biotechnology Laboratory (Advisor: Prof. Sun Ki Kim ) 

4. Honors / Awards

• Mar 2021 - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Scholarship

• Mar 2023 - Academic top excellence Scholarship in Food Science and Technology Major, CAU

1. Research Interest

• AI drug design

• Systems and computational biology

2. Education

• Sep. 2023 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Sep. 2019 ~Jun. 2023 - B.S. Pharmaceutical Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China

3. Research Experience

• Feb. 2023 ~ Jun. 2023 - Lab of Biosynthesis and Bioinformatics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Sep. 2021 ~ Apr.2022 - Lab of Drug Design, Dalian University of Technology

4. Honors / Awards

• Sep. 2022 - Academic top excellence Scholarship in Department of Life Science & Pharmacy, Dalian University of Technology

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Systems and computational biology

• AI for biotechnology

2. Education

• Mar. 2024 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, MBEL (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2018 ~ Feb. 2024 - B.S. Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Jul. 2023 ~ Aug. 2023 - MBEL(Advisor: Sang Yup Lee), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Jul. 2022 ~ Aug.2022 - Lab of Computational & Synthetic Biology(Advisor: In-Geol Choi), Korea University, Seoul, Korea

4. Honors

• Dec. 2022 - Veritas Scholarship, Korea University

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Protein engineering

• Systems and computational biology

2. Education

• Mar. 2024 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, MBEL (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2018 ~ Feb. 2024 - Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Mar. 2022 ~ Feb.2024 - Systems Bioengineering Laboratory (Advisor:Hae-Min Park), Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Synthetic biology

• Metabolic engineering

2. Education

• Sep. 2024 ~ Present M.S. Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2021 ~ Feb. 2024 B.S. Biochemistry, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Dec. 2023 ~ Aug. 2024 MBEL (Advisor: Prof. Sang Yup Lee), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Jan. 2023 ~ Feb. 2023 Structural biology Lab (Advisor: Prof. Hyo Je Cho), Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Systems biology / Biotechnology

2. Education

• Sep. 2024 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, PhD), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Sep. 2018 ~ Jun. 2024 - B.S. Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

3. Research Experience

• Sep. 2023 ~ Jun. 2024 - University of California, San Diego, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Laboratory (Advisor : Prof Judy Kim)

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Systems biology / Biotechnology

2. Education

• Aug. 2024 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering(Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, PhD), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2017 ~ Aug. 2024 - B.S. Global Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Feb. 2022 ~ Jun.2024 - Nature-inspired Biomaterials Engineering Laboratory(Advisor: Mikyung Shin), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Protein engineering

2. Education

• Sep. 2024 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, PhD), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Sep. 2020 ~ Jun. 2024 - B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

3. Research Experience

• Sep. 2023 ~ Jun. 2024 - Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering (Advisor: Lirong Yang), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

1. Research Interest

• Synthetic Biology / Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• Feb. 2025 - Present M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, PhD), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2019 - Aug. 2024 B.S. SmartFarm Science, Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Sep. 2023 - Jan. 2025 Crop System Genetic Laboratory, Kyung Hee University, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Ki-Hong Jung)

• Dec. 2022 – Feb. 2023 Young Laboratory in Quantitative and Computational Biology, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Young-suk Lee)

• Sep. 2022 - Dec. 2022 Gene Identification and Validation Team, International Rice Research Institution (IRRI), Philippines (Advisor: PhD. Sung-Ryul Kim)

• Mar. 2022 – Sep. 2022 Plant Metabolic Engineering Laboratory,  Kyung Hee University, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Sun-Hwa Ha)

4. Honors / Awards

• Oct. 2023 3rd Place, Genetic Engineering Academic Seminar, Kyung Hee University

• Nov. 2020 Academic excellence award, Kyung Hee University

• Mar. 2019 - Feb. 2024 Academic excellence scholarships for 5 semesters, Kyung Hee University

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Systems biology / Biotechnology

2. Education

• Mar. 2025 ~ Present - M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering(Advisor: Sang Yup Lee, PhD), KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2021 ~ Feb. 2025 - B.S. Biomedical engineering, Chung-Ang University, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Jan 2024- KAIST, Metabolic Disease Research Laboratory

• Jul 2024- POSTECH University, functional inorganic Materials Design & Manufacturing Laboratory

4. Honors/ Awards

• NOV 2023 -과학기술정보통신부장관상, Korea Nanotechnology research Society

• FEB 2024- NCC(Nano convergence conference)2024, Nano bio 학생구두발표, Korea Nanotechnology research Society

• DEC 2024- 동교인재상(은상), The surim foundation

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic engineering

• Systems biology / Synthetic biology

2. Education

• Feb. 2025 ~ Present - M.S. Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

• Mar. 2020 ~ Feb. 2025 - B.S. Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea

3. Research Experience

• Mar. 2024 ~ Jun. 2024 - Effective Microorganisms Resources Center(Advisor: Prof. Sang Seob Lee) Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea

• Jun. 2023 ~ Jul. 2023 - Synthetic Biology Lab(Advisor: Prof. Jongmin Kim), Pohang University Of Science And Technology, Korea

• Dec. 2022 ~ Jan. 2023 - Food Molecular Biotechnology Lab(Advisor: Prof. Han Min Woo), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea

4. Honors / Awards

• Feb. 2025 - SKKU Magna Cum Laude

• Mar. 2020 ~ Feb. 2025 - Academic excellence scholarships for 3 semesters, Sungkyunkwan University

1. Research Interest

2. Education

• 1991, (B.S.) German literature, Hannam University., Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 2006, (B.S.) Dept. of Environmental Engineering Hanbat Nat'l Univ., Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

2. Education

• 2004, (B.S.) Department of Life Science, College of Natural Science, Kongju National University, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 2006, (B.S.) Dept. of. biology, Hannam Univ., Daejeon, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 2010 (B.S.) Dept. of Life Science, Kongju Nat'l univ., Kongju, Korea

1. Research Interest

• Metabolic Engineering

2. Education

• 2015 (B.S) Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pai Chai Univ., Daejeon, Korea