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 Tracks & Faculty

 

 

To better coordinate research and education in graduate program, the Program has adopted a Track System of four major tracks of Structural and Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Cellular & Developmental Biology, and Plant Sciences. Each track provides recommended courses and guides graduate students coherently throughout the program.

 

 

 

 red00_next.gifStructural & Molecular Biology

 red00_next.gifMolecular Medicine

 red00_next.gifCellular & Developmental Biology

 red00_next.gifPlant Sciences

 



       

 

Track 1  |  Structural & Molecular Biology

Based on the knowledge accumulated from protein crystallography, protein engineering, biophysics, bioinformatics, and so on, the Structural and Molecular Biology Group of POSTECH Life Science is trying to elucidate the mechanism of target proteins at the molecular level which play as the sources for various diseases in living organisms. They are also conducting systematic education from basics to applications through research and development of useful bio-activators by effectively controlling and/or activating the target proteins. Particularly, they train the students to become scientists with differentiated international competitiveness which can be readily applied to industry by fusing such leading-edge techniques as protein recognition of computational chemistry, inhibitor designing, spectroscopic analysis, mass analysis, and so on with research techniques of life science, and conducting highly intensive interdisciplinary researches.

 

 

 

 

  Yunje Cho
  Professor
  Structural Oncology
  Cornell University(1993)

 
 
+82-54-279-2288  
yunje@postech.ac.kr  

  Kwan Yong Choi
  Professor
  Protein Chemistry and Protein Engineering
  UC-Davis (1988)

 
 
 +82-54-279-2295  
kchoi@postech.ac.kr  

  Sanguk Kim
  Assistant Professor
  Bioinformatics
  Florida State University (2000)

 
 
+82-54-279-2348  
sukim@postech.ac.kr  

  Cheol-Sang Hwang
  Assistant Professor
  
  Seoul National University (2000)

 
 
+82-54-279-2352  
cshwang@postech.ac.kr  

 

 

 

      

 

Track 2  |  Molecular Medicine

Based on in-depth understanding of molecular properties of components of living organisms, fundamental principles in their interrelationship, and how they are related with human diseases, the Molecular Medicine Group try to provide the students with systematic education covering from basics to application so that the knowledge base can be utilized for research and development of new drugs.

Focusing on disease areas related with immunology, inflammation, infection, allergy, and so on, the Group aim to produce competent scientists with specialized capacity and leadership in the field of molecular medicine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Sung Key Jang
  Professor
  Molecular Virology
  SUNY-Stony Brook(1989)

 
 
+82-54-279-2298  
sungkey@postech.ac.kr  

  Yoon-Keun Kim
  Professor
  Allergy & Immunology
  SNU College of Medicine(1997)

 
 
+82-54-279-2125  
juinea@postech.ac.kr  

  Yoontae Lee
  Assistant Professor
  Mouse molecular genetics
  Seoul National Univ.(2006)

 
 
+82-54-279-2354  
yoontael@postech.ac.kr  

  Tae Young Roh
  Assistant Professor
  Genomics, Biochemistry   
  Seoul National University (2002)

 
 
+82-54-279-2350  
tyroh@postech.ac.kr  

  Sung Ho Ryu
  Professor
  Signal transduction & Proteomics
  KAIST(1985)

 
 
+82-54-279-2292  
sungho@postech.ac.kr  

  Young-Chul Sung
  Professor
  Molecular Biology, Virology & Immunology
  U. of Minnesota (1988)

 
 
+82-54-279-2294  
ycsung@postech.ac.kr  

  Joo-Yeon Yoo
  Assistant Professor
  Molecular Genomics and Immunology
  University of Maryland (1997)

 
 
+82-54-279-2346  
jyoo@postech.ac.kr  

 

 

 

         

 

Track 3  |  Cellular & Developmental Biology

Reflecting the paradigm shift in life science research after the successful completion of the Genome Project, the Cellular and Developmental Biology Group provide a wide-range education not only to elucidate the individual function of bio-components but also to promote understanding of intra-, inter-cellular, network functioning of these components.

Students are encouraged for quantitative and convergent thinking of life phenomena, and are educated to become creative and frontier scientists who can create new knowledge and technology through flexible thinking and attitudes.

 

 

 

 

  Yong Song Gho
  Associate Professor
  Intercellular Communication Network
  University of North Carolina(1997)

 
 
 +82-54-279-2345  
ysgho@postech.ac.kr  

  Jin-Kwan Han
  Professor
  Cell and Development Biology
  UC-Davis(1991)

 
 
 +82-54-279-2126  
jkh@postech.ac.kr  

  Joung-Hun Kim
  Assistant Professor
  Neurobiology
  Imperial College, Univ. London (2000)

 
 
+82-54-279-2347  
joungkim@postech.ac.kr  

  Kyong Tai Kim
  Professor
  Neurophysiology
  U. of Massachusetts-Amherst (1989)

 
 
+82-54-279-2297  
ktk@postech.ac.kr  

  Seung-Jae Lee
  Assistant Professor
  Molecular Genetics
  The Johns Hopkins University (2003)

 
 
+82-54-279-  
seungjaelee@postech.ac.kr  

  Sang Ki Park
  Assistant Professor
  Neurobiology
  University of Virginia (2001)

 
 
+82-54-279-2349  
skpark@postech.ac.kr  

 

 

 

       

 

Track 4  |  Plant Sciences

The Plant Sciences Group educate the students to understand the whole process of development and growth in various plants from the stage of 발아 to that of senescence at molecular and cellular levels. They also aim to apply the accumulated knowledge and information through elucidation of fundamental principles of plant systems into plant biotechnology. Students play critical roles for conducting researches to achieve these objectives. Ultimately, the program focuses on producing competent scientists who can be future leaders in the field of plant sciences after graduation.

 

 

 

 

  Ildoo Hwang
  Associate Professor
  Plant Signal Transduction
  U. of Maryland-College Park(1999)

 
 
+82-54-279-2291  
ihwang@postech.ac.kr  

  Inhwan Hwang
  Professor, Dept.Head
  Cellular Systems Biology
  UNC-Chapel Hill(1988)

 
 +82-54-279-2128  
ihhwang@postech.ac.kr  

  Youngsook Lee
  Professor
  Plant Cell Biology
  U. of Connecticut(1988)

 
 
+82-54-279-2296  
ylee@postech.ac.kr  

  Hong Gil Nam
  Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics
  UNC-Chapel Hill (1985)

 
+82-54-279-2111  
nam@postech.ac.kr