Principal Investigator

Hahk-Soo Kang, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering
Konkuk University
Education & Training
Postodc, The Rockefeller University
Ph.D, University of Illinois at Chicago
BS/MS, Chung-Ang University
Awards
Kilmer Prize (American Society of Pharmacognosy & American Pharmacist association)
van Doren Scholar Award (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Our team is dedicated to building a world-class BGC (Biosynthetic Gene Cluster) engineering platform. If you are interested in joining the team, e-mail to Hahk-Soo Kang (hkang@konkuk.ac.kr).
Research associate

Hiyoung Kim, Ph.D
Research Professor
Project: BGC from uncultured marine symbionts

Chang-Hun Ji, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Associate
Project: Strain development
Graduate Students

Hyun-Woo Jae
Project: Strain development

Kunwoo Lee
Project: Retrobiosynthesis

Sehong Park
Project: Retrobiosynthesis

Boin Yun
Project: Synthetic biology

Soobin Park
Project: RiPP discovery

Chan-Ik Kim
Project: NRPS engineering
Alumni

Yoon-Hee Chung, MS
(Graduated in 2022)
Current: SK Bioscience

Jun Yong Kim, MS
(Graduated in 2024)
Current: Celltrion Inc.