Plant tissue culture, developmental biology, genetic
transformation, and functional genomics for secondary
metabolism

1985~ Principal Research Scientist (currently), Head of
Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory (currently), Korea
Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)
1994~1998 Director, Genetic Resources Center, KRIBB
1992~1996 Editor-in-Chief, Korean J. Plant Tissue Cultue
1998~2000 Editor, J. Plant Biol.
1999~ Vice President, Korean Society for Biotechnology
and Bioengineering
1992~1996,1997~2001 Affiliated Professor, Chungnam
National University
2000~ Affiliated Professor, Dong-A University
1999~ Member, International Advisory Committee,
International Association of Plant Tissue
Culture & Biotechnology
2001~ President, National Research Laboratory Association
for Biotechnology
2003~ Vice President, Korean Society of Plant Biotechnology
2003~ Director, Genetic Resources and Information Network
Center

1990 Societies R＆D Award, Ministry of Science and
Technology of Korea
1994 Superior Research Paper Award, Korea Federation of
Science and Technology
2002 Superior Research Award, Botanical Society of Korea
2002 Superior Research Award, Korean Society of Plant
Biotechnology