Education

• 1982-1986  Seoul National University, B.S. Oceanography

• 1986-1988  Seoul National University, M.S. Chemical Instrumental Analysis, Professor Kyung-Ryul Kim

• 1989-1994  University of California, San Diego, Ph.D Marine Natural Products Chemistry, Professor William Fenical

Position Held

• 1994-1995  The Salk Institute, Research Associate

• 1995-1996  The Salk Institute/Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Research Associate

• 1997-1998  The Salk Institute/La Jolla Interfaces in Science, Research Associate

• 1998-         Seoul National University, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Interdiciplinary in Genetic Enginnering,                        Professor

• 1998-2008  Policy Adviser, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea

• 2004-2013  Program Director, Marine Natural Product Drug Discovery Program, Korea

• 2008-2013  Member, Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, Korea

• 2010-2013  Member, Presidential Council for Future & Vision, Korea

• 2016-2017  Seoul National University, The Head of SEES(School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)

• 2020-         Research Director, Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea

• 2020-         Senate member, Seoul National University Senate, Korea