Ki Soo Park, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Engineering, College of Engineering
Konkuk University
Office: College of Engineering Building, A1517
Lab: New Engineering Building, 618
Phone: 82-2-450-3742
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
1. Education
• KAIST, South Korea, Aug 2013
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Hyun Gyu Park
Thesis: “Development of biosensing technology using specific interaction of biomolecules with metal ions”
• Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea (Early Graduation), Aug 2008
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
2. Professional Experiences
• Konkuk University, South Korea, Mar 2017 - Feb 2021
Assistant Professor
• Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, Oct 2014 - Feb 2017
MGH ECOR Tosteson fellow, Advisors: Prof. Ralph Weissleder and Prof. Hakho Lee
• Yonsei Institute for Basic Science (Y-IBS), South Korea, Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
Post-doctoral research fellow, Advisor: Prof. Jinwoo Cheon
• KAIST, South Korea Aug 2013 - Sep 2014
Post-doctoral research fellow, Advisor: Prof. Hyun Gyu Park
• University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA, Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
Visiting scholar, Advisor: Prof. H. Tom Soh
3. Professional Activities
• Society Membership: Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB), Korean BioChip Society (KSB),
Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)
• Journal Reviews: Approximately ~20 reviews per year for multiple journals including: Science Translational Medicine, Nature Communications,
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Chemical Science, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Nanoscale, Analytical Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta,
Chemical Communications, Analyst and others.
4. Awards and Honors
• KU Academic Award, Konkuk University Alumni Association, 2023
• Young Scientist Award, Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2023
• BioChip Journal Academic Award, Korean BioChip Society, 2023
• KU Best Teacher Award, Konkuk University, 2023
• KU Engineering Academic Award, Konkuk University, 2022
• KU Engineering Academic Award, Konkuk University, 2020
• KU Academic Award, Konkuk University, 2020
• Miwon Sangsa Young Scientist Award, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2020
• KU Research Pioneer, Konkuk University, 2018
• KU Best Teacher Award, Konkuk University, 2018
• MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) Tosteson Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
(Proposal acceptance rate: ~15%, Total award: $63,020, 2016-2017)
• Poster of Distinction award at the 69th annual meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Advisory Committee (Total award: $1,000, 2016)
• Korean National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship Funded by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future planning, Korea
(Proposal acceptance rate: 12.6 %, Total award: $30,000, 2014-2015)
• Being included in the Marquis Who's Who in the World (32nd and 33rd edition) (2015 and 2016)
• Outstanding Scientific Research Paper Award, Integrated DNA technology (2013)
• Best Poster Presentation Award, the 5th International Conference on Sensors, Korea (2011)
• Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, 2011 KSBB Spring Meeting, Korea (2011)
• Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, the 1st KAIST Graduate Students Symposium in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea (2011)
• People Glorifying Korea, Biological Research Information Center (BRIC) (2010)
• Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, 2010 KSBB Fall Meeting and International Symposium, Korea (2010)
• KAIST, South Korea, Aug 2013
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Hyun Gyu Park
Thesis: “Development of biosensing technology using specific interaction of biomolecules with metal ions”
• Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea (Early Graduation), Aug 2008
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
2. Professional Experiences
• Konkuk University, South Korea, Mar 2017 - Feb 2021
Assistant Professor
• Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, Oct 2014 - Feb 2017
MGH ECOR Tosteson fellow, Advisors: Prof. Ralph Weissleder and Prof. Hakho Lee
• Yonsei Institute for Basic Science (Y-IBS), South Korea, Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
Post-doctoral research fellow, Advisor: Prof. Jinwoo Cheon
• KAIST, South Korea Aug 2013 - Sep 2014
Post-doctoral research fellow, Advisor: Prof. Hyun Gyu Park
• University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA, Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
Visiting scholar, Advisor: Prof. H. Tom Soh
3. Professional Activities
• Society Membership: Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB), Korean BioChip Society (KSB),
Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)
• Journal Reviews: Approximately ~20 reviews per year for multiple journals including: Science Translational Medicine, Nature Communications,
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Chemical Science, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Nanoscale, Analytical Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta,
Chemical Communications, Analyst and others.
4. Awards and Honors
• KU Academic Award, Konkuk University Alumni Association, 2023
• Young Scientist Award, Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2023
• BioChip Journal Academic Award, Korean BioChip Society, 2023
• KU Best Teacher Award, Konkuk University, 2023
• KU Engineering Academic Award, Konkuk University, 2022
• KU Engineering Academic Award, Konkuk University, 2020
• KU Academic Award, Konkuk University, 2020
• Miwon Sangsa Young Scientist Award, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2020
• KU Research Pioneer, Konkuk University, 2018
• KU Best Teacher Award, Konkuk University, 2018
• MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) Tosteson Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
(Proposal acceptance rate: ~15%, Total award: $63,020, 2016-2017)
• Poster of Distinction award at the 69th annual meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Advisory Committee (Total award: $1,000, 2016)
• Korean National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship Funded by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future planning, Korea
(Proposal acceptance rate: 12.6 %, Total award: $30,000, 2014-2015)
• Being included in the Marquis Who's Who in the World (32nd and 33rd edition) (2015 and 2016)
• Outstanding Scientific Research Paper Award, Integrated DNA technology (2013)
• Best Poster Presentation Award, the 5th International Conference on Sensors, Korea (2011)
• Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, 2011 KSBB Spring Meeting, Korea (2011)
• Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, the 1st KAIST Graduate Students Symposium in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea (2011)
• People Glorifying Korea, Biological Research Information Center (BRIC) (2010)
• Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, 2010 KSBB Fall Meeting and International Symposium, Korea (2010)