Structural Nucleic Acids Engineering
Bio-inspired Materials
Biological Signal Diagnosis and Treatment
Cell-free Protein Mass Production
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion System
Education
Postdoc. Immunotherapy, MIT (2009) (Advisor: Darrell J. Irvine)
MSc & Ph.D Biological Engineering, Cornell University (2007) (Advisor: Dan Luo)
Experience
Debut writer (2024-present)
CTO, Progeneer Inc. (2019-2025)
Royal Society of Chemistry CChem & Fellow (2012-present)
ACS & AAAS member (2019-present)
Nanomaterials Associate Editor (2019-present)
Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry Editor (2016-present)
Prof. Sungkyunkwan University (2021-present)
Assoc. Prof. Sungkyunkwan University (2013-2021)
Asst. Prof. Sungkyunkwan University (2011-2013)
Asst. Prof. GIST (2009-2011)
Journal Articles
(2026)
Nanostructured branched Y-DNA promotes antitumor immunity through dual activation of cGAS/STING and TLR9.
ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH.
(2026)
DNA-Assisted Synthesis of Defect-Rich MnO2 Cathodes for High-Rate and Long-Life Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries.
SMALL.
(2025)
DNA-based hydrogels: a promising material for future energy storage applications.
NANOSCALE HORIZONS.
11,
2
(2025)
Enhanced electrochemical performance through the structural core-shell morphological tuning of δ-MnO2@C@NiSe2 and realization of asymmetry energy storage devices.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.
512,
(2025)
Engineering Gizmos for Short Cancer Genetic Fragments Discrimination.
CHEMBIOCHEM.
26,
7
(2024)
A Biospecies-derived Genomic DNA Hybrid Gel Electrolyte for Electrochemical Energy Storage.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
3,
6
(2024)
Observation of Ultrahigh Photoconductivity in DNA-MoS2 Nano-Biocomposite.
ADVANCED MATERIALS.
36,
29
(2024)
Fibroblast function recovery through rejuvenation effect of nanovesicles extracted from human adipose-derived stem cells irradiated with red light.
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE.
368,
(2023)
ProLonged Liposomal Delivery of TLR7/8 Agonist for Enhanced Cancer Vaccine.
VACCINES.
11,
9
(2023)
Cytotoxic effect and mechanism of nano-sized polystyrene degraded by Rhodococcus ruber C208.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.
473,
-
(2022)
Flexible Supercapacitor with a Pure DNA Gel Electrolyte.
ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES.
9,
14
(2021)
Overcoming Chemoimmunotherapy-Induced Immunosuppression by Assemblable and Depot Forming Immune Modulating Nanosuspension.
ADVANCED SCIENCE.
8,
19
(2021)
DNA Transformations for Diagnosis and Therapy.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS.
31,
12
(2021)
Short RNA Universal Coding for Topological Transformation Nano-barcoding Application.
CHEMBIOCHEM.
22,
2
(2020)
EGFR Fragmentation for Topological Transformation Nanobarcoding.
CHEMBIOCHEM.
21,
17
(2020)
Hybrid material of structural DNA with inorganic compound: synthesis, applications, and perspective.
NANO CONVERGENCE.
7,
1
(2019)
Improved Sensitivity of Intramolecular Strand Displacement Based on Localization of Probes.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.
91,
23
(2019)
Syringeable immunotherapeutic nanogel reshapes tumor microenvironment and prevents tumor metastasis and recurrence.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS.
10,
(2019)
Topological Transformation-Based Nanobarcoding for Detection and Enumeration of MicroRNAs and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism.
Advanced Biosystems.
3,
7
Publications
(2019)
인투 더 쿨: 에너지 흐름, 열역학, 그리고 생명.
성균관대학교 출판부.
Solo
(2019)
제4의 언어: 내부의 속삭임.
사람의 무늬.
Solo
(2017)
Handbook of Intelligent Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (2nd Edition).
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd.
Lead author
Patent/Intellectual Property
Nucleic acid template for detection of target nucleic acid based on g-quadruplex sequence and use thereof.
18/552186.
20240523.
UNITED STATES
Programmed DNA-driven self-assembled RNA hydrogel.
10-2019-0136416.
20240509.
UNITED STATES
핵산 하이드로젤을 포함하는 코어-쉘 나노입자체 및 이의 제조방법.
10-2014-0041655.
20160114.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NUCLEIC ACID-BASED ANTI-CANCER DRUG CAPABLE OF TARGETING AND THERAPY, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND ANTICANCER COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME.
14/352,211.
20151106.
UNITED STATES
고효율 자가발광 나노복합체, 이의 제조방법 및 이를 포함하는 항암용 조성물.
10-2014-0046482 .
20150707.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
TF1-ATPase 재조합 단백질의 제조방법 및 이의 용도.
10-2014-0127088.
20150210.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Honors / Awards
Changjak-Sanmaek Newcomer’s Literary Award (2023)
Health and Welfare Minister's Award for Science Excellence (2020)
American Physical Society's Milton Van Dyke Award (2015)
Korean Biotechnology Society's Outstanding Young Scholar Award (2013)
Conference Paper
(2019)
제4의 언어: 내부의 속삭임.
성균 PUSH 포럼강연.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
