Ph.D. Alumni

2008.02

Joo H. Kang

 B.S. (2002) Chemical Engineering / Life Science, Sogang Univ.
 M.S. (2004.02) BioSystems, KAIST
 P
h.D. (2008.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Isomagnetophoresis for microfluidic sorting and analysis
 Current Position
: Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Sciences, UNIST, KOREA

Yu Chang Kim

 B.S. (1995) Environmental Engineering, Yonsei Univ.
 M.S. (1997)
Environmental Science & Engineering, GIST
 
Ph.D. (2008.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Microfluidic biomechanical device for analyzing the deformation of cells in microchannels

 
Current Position
: Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) 

2009.01

Wonjae Choi

 B.S. (2003) Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, KAIST
 
M.S. (2004.08) BioSystems, KAIST
 P
h.D. (2009.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Manipulation technology of microparticles using a liquid crystal display (LCD) and optoelectronic tweezers (OET)
 Current Position
: Principal Engineer, SK Hynix, KOREA

Youn-Suk Choi

 B.S. (1996) Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei Univ.
 M.S. (1998) Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST  
 Ph.D. (2009.01) Bioengineering, KAIST  
Thesis Title:
Biomedical devices for analyzing the effects of electroporation therapy on cells and tissues
 Current Position: Master, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)
, KOREA

2009.08

Sungyoung Choi

 B.S. (2003) Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang Univ.
 M.S. (2005.08) BioSystems, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2009.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Hydrophoresis for particle and cell separation
 Current Position:
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, KOREA

2010.01

Ju Hun Yeon

 B.S. (2002) Microbiology, Chungnam National Univ.  M.S. (2004.02) BioSystems, KAIST   
 Ph.D. (2010.01) Bioengineering, KAIST  
Thesis Title:
Drug assays using a cell trapping method in a microfluidic device  
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Integrative Biology, Univeristy of Brain Education, KOREA / CEO, Well-aging Exobio, Inc.

Minseok S. Kim

 B.S. (2003) Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.  M.S. (2006.02) BioSystems, KAIST  
 Ph.D. (2010.01) Bioengineering, KAIST  
Thesis Title:
Microfluidic multiplexed immunohistochemistry platform for quantitative pathological diagnosis  
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of New Biology, DGIST, KOREA / CEO, CTCELLS

2010.08

Hyundoo Hwang

 B.S. (2006.02) BioSystems, KAIST
 M.S. (2007.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 P
h.D. (2010.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Optoelectrofluidic platform for manipulation and detection of biomolecules
 
Current Position
: CEO, BREDIS, KOREA

2011.01

Young Ki Hahn

 B.S. (2004) Chemical Engineering, Sogang Univ.
 M.S. (2006.02) BioSystems, KAIST
 P
h.D. (2011.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Isomagnetophoresis-based immunoassay system for multiplexed protein detection
 
Current Position
: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Convergenece Science & Technology, Kyungpook National University, KOREA

2011.08

Wonhye Lee

 B.S. (2006.02) BioSystems, KAIST
 P
h.D. (2011.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Mesoscopic cellular hydrogel scaffolds for bioartificial 3D tissue structures
 Current Position
: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA

2012.01

Eujin Um

 B.S. (2005) Mechanical & Aerospace Eng./ Biochemical Eng. & Biotechnology, Seoul National Univ.
 M.S. (2007.02)
BioSystems, KAIST 
 Ph.D. (2012.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Interactive droplet manipulation for microfluidic single-cell screening
 Current Position
Research Professor, Department of Physics, UNIST, KOREA

Myung Gwon Lee

 B.S. (2005) Electronic and Information Eng./ Bionics Eng., Chonbuk National Univ.
 
M.S. (2009.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2012.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Microfluidic blood cell separation based on the force balance between inertial lift and dean drag forces
 Current Position
Team Manager, LSK Investment, KOREA

2014.02

Do-Hyun Lee

 B.S. (2008) Bioengineering, KAIST
 M.S. (2009.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Ph.D. (2014.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Microdroplet-based screening of freshwater green algae
 Current Position
: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT, MA, USA

2015.08

Chae Yun Bae

 B.S. (2008) Life and Food Science, Handong Global Univ.
 M.S. (2010.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Ph.D. (2015.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Thesis Title: Construction and application of 3D beta cell clusters using microgrid hydrogel sheets
 Current Position: Senior Researcher, NOUL Inc., KOREA

2016.02

Seyong Kwon

 B.S. (2009) Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.
 M.S. (2011.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2016. 02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Thesis Title: Microfluidic immunoassay platform for quantitative comparison of biomarkers on cancer tissues
 Current Position: Research Professor, School of Life Sciences, UNIST

2016.08

Dongsik Han

 B.S. (2010.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 M.S. (2012.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2016. 08) Bioengineering, KAIST
Thesis Title: Microarray-integrated optoelectrofluidic system for biological assay
 Current Position: CEO, Ludencity Inc.

2017.02

Joong Ho Shin

 B.S. (2011.06) Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego
 M.S. (2014.02) Bioengineering, KAIST  
 
Ph.D. (2017. 02) Bioengineering, KAIST
Thesis Title: Paper-integrated rotary type sensor for on-site, multiple detection of foodborne pathogens
 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Eng., Pukyong National University, KOREA

2018.02

Fengshan Shen

 B.S. (2008) Biochemical Engineering, Yanbian Univ. of Sci. & Tech., China
 M.S. (2010.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Ph.D. (2018.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
Thesis Title: Magnetophoretic cell sorting in a trapezoidal microchannel for toxicity of iron oxide nanoparticles 
 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA

Younggeun Jo

 B.S. (2009) Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Kyungpook National Univ.
 M.S. (2011.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 P
h.D. (2018.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Thesis Title: Handheld microfluidic platforms using magnetic sample pretreatment and detection 
 Current Position: Samsung Electro-Mechanics, KOREA  

Youn-Hee Park

 B.S. (2010.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 M.S. (2012.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 P
h.D. (2018.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Thesis Title: Fabrication of plant array chip for high-throughput screening of Arabidopsis thaliana 
 Current Position: Senior Researcher, LG Chem., KOREA   

2019.08

Chang Hyun Cho

 B.S. (2011.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
M.S. (2013.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2019. 08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Thesis Title: Microfluidic interfacing technique for high-throughput analysis of breast cancer tissue section 
 Current Position: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, KOREA

Ga-Yeong Kim

 B.S. (2012.08) Biological Sciences, KAIST
 M.S. (2015.02) Civil and Environmental Eng.
, KAIST 
 
Ph.D. (2019. 08) Civil and Environmental Eng., KAIST
 
Thesis Title: Development of bicarbonate-based microalgae cultivation system combined with electrochemical CO2 absorption process 
 Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

2020.02

Young Lee

 B.S. (2011.01) Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
 
M.S. (2013.08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2020. 02) Bioengineering, KAIST
Thesis Title:
Microfluidic cell culture system for in vitro model study of human intestinal follicle-associated epithelium
 Current Position: Field Application Scientist, CYTIVA  

Jaejung Son

 B.S. (2012.01) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
M.S. (2014.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2020. 02) Bioengineering, KAIST
Thesis Title:
Construction of 3D modular hepatic tissue using micropatterned collagen sheet for tissue-level cytotoxicity assay
 Current Position: BREDIS Healthcare, KOREA

Juhwan Park

 B.S. (2014.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
M.S. (2016.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2020. 02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Thesis Title:
Power-free microfluidic actuator based on indirect pressurization for biological sample preparation and analysis
 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA

2021.08

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Minkyung Cho

 B.S. (2013.02) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
 M.S. (2015.02) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
 
Ph.D. (2021. 08) Bioengineering, KAIST
 
Thesis Title:  Development of a perfusable 3D in vitro human artery-mimicking multichannel system for artery disease models
 Current Position: Senior Researcher, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, KOREA

2024.02

Gihyun Lee

 B.S. (2015.02) Biomedical Eng., Gachon University
 
M.S. (2017.02) Biomedical Sci. & Eng., GIST
 Ph.D. (2024. 02) Bioengineering, KAIST
Thesis Title: Integration of bioprinting with microfluidic cell culture and drug screening platform to recapitulate tumor microenvironments   
 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, POSTECH

Hwisoo Kim

 B.S. (2016.02) Chem. Biomol. Eng., KAIST
 
M.S. (2018.02) Bioengineering, KAIST
 Ph.D. (2024. 02) Bioengineering, KAIST
Thesis Title: On-demand preparation and analysis of spheroid array using a reconfigurable hanging drop microarray   
 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, KAIST