• 03. 2007 – 03. 2013 B.S., DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University (Summa Cum Laude)
• 03. 2013 – 02. 2019 Ph.D., Clinical Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
• 03. 2013 – 08. 2014 Intern, Clinical Pathology, Seoul National University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Korea
• 09. 2014 – 03. 2016 Full-time veterinarian, Clinical Pathology, Seoul National University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Korea
• 03. 2018 – 02. 2019 Full-time veterinarian, Clinical Pathology, Seoul National University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Korea
• 04. 2019 – 02. 2023 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida Health Cancer Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA
• 03. 2023 – 08. 2025 Assistant Professor, Veterinary Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University
• 09. 2025 – Present Assistant Professor, Veterinary Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University
• Identification of immunosuppressive cell subsets in small animal tumors • Elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying immune suppression • Development of immune checkpoint inhibitors • Comparative oncology research
• CD177 modulates the function and homeostasis of tumor-infilterating regulatory T cells • Single-cell transcriptomics unveil profiles and interplay of immune subsets in rare autoimmune childhood Sjögren’s disease • Leveraging single-cell transcriptomic data to uncover immune suppressive cancer cell subsets in triple-negative canine breast cancers • Updates on immunotherapy and immune landscape in renal clear cell carcinoma
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):