People
There is no barrier between us . . .Principal Investigator
Sung Kweon Cho, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Pharmacology,
Ajou University School of
Medicine
Deputy Director of the Clinical Test
Center, Ajou University Hospital
Director, Center for Meditech Innovation Laboratory
I started my lab in September 2021 (Ajou University School of Medicine), and uric acid research with serendipitous finding of asymptomatic hypouricemia during Phase 1 trial screening. The prevalence of hypouricemia in Korean is higher than European or African population. We’re trying to solve the background using genetic epidemiology, metabolomics, and population genetics.
I happened to be impressionistic connoisseur after visiting Renoir collection in Barnes Foundation Gallery, The Phillips Collection (D.C), and the Cone Collection at BMA. I also like classical music and skiing.
My favorite quote is “Solvitur Ambuloando.”
Education
2009 ~ 2012
2002 ~ 2008
Honors PhD in Department of Pharmacology, Yonsei University, South Korea
(Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogentics)
MD in School of Medicine, SungKyunkwan University, South Korea
Professional Experience
2017 ~ 2021
2016 ~ 2021
2013 ~ 2016
2009 ~ 2013
2008 ~ 2009
Visiting Fellow, National Cancer Institute (NCI)/NIH, Frederick, MD, U.S. (KVSTA Fellowship)
Research Professor, SAIHST, SungKyunKwan University, Seoul, South Korea
Military Service Obligation/ Captain, Armed Forces Medical Research Institute, Daejeon, South Korea
Residency, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Severance hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Rotating Intern, Severance hospital, Seoul, South Korea
External Collaborators
Cheryl Ann Winkler, Ph.D.
NCI Scientist Emeritus
Cancer Innovation Laboratory,
NCI,
Maryland, NIH
Jeffrey B. Kopp, M.D.
Researcher
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and
Kidney Disease
National Institutes of Health
Raul Cachau, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Structural Biology, Axle, Bethesda,
National Institutes of Health
Thorkell Andresson, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director
Mass Spectrometry, NCI,
National
Institutes of Health
Blanka Stibůrková, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles University Hospital, Czech.
Juyang Jung, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Rheumatology
Ajou University
Medical Center
Jongwon Oh, M.D., Ph.D.
Professional Physician
Dept. of laboratory medicine
Seoul
Clinical Laboratories
Seung Jun Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of inpatient medicine
Seoul National
University Hospital
Laboratory fellow
Myunghee Hong, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pharmacology
Miyoung Kim, Ph.D.
PostDoc Researcher
Dept. of Pharmacology
Graduate students
Seong-ho Cho, M.E.
Ph.D. Candidate
Dept. of Pharmacology
Undergraduate students
Minjun Jang
M.D. Candidate
Dept. of Medicine
Yunjin Kim
M.D. Candidate
Dept. of Medicine
Sanghwan Son
Dept. of Bioscience
Jisoo Kwon
Trainee
Ai Boostcamp, NAVER Connect Foundation
Minjeong Kim
Dept. of Software Engineering
Mingyu Shin
Dept. of Bioscience
Visited students
Kang Hyeong Lee
M.S. Candidate
Dept. of Bioscience
Allumni
Jennifer Hwang, D.O.
Instructor of Medicine
Dept. of Internal Medicine
University of
Chicago Medicine
Christopher Jenkins, M.D.
Rheumatologist
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Jinseop Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Zarathu Co., Ltd.
Shaan H. Desai, M.D., Ph.D
Resident
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Temple
University Health System
Sunghwan Kim
Undergraduate Student
Dept. of Medicine
Ajou University School
of Medicine
Do Hyeon Cha, M.D.
Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST
Shahin Shahsavari, B.S.
Software Engineer and Data Analyst
Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES)
Yoojin Lee, Ph.D.
Epidemiologist
National Institute of Health
Haejin Oh, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Heon Kim, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Researcher
SungKyunKwan University School of Medicine
Kitae Kim, Ph.D.
Liquid Biopsy Researcher
AiMA