정연석 - 서울대학교 첨단융합학부

정연석 교수

혁신신약전공 주임

Yeonseok Chung

위치약학대학 29동 212호

연락처02-880-7874

이메일yeonseok@snu.ac.kr

학위박사 / 면역학, 서울대학교 약학대학

분야면역학

학력

– 학사: 서울대학교 약학대학 약학과(1997)
– 석사: 서울대학교 약학대학(면역학, 1999)
– 박사: 서울대학교 약학대학(면역학, 2003)

주요 경력

– 2005~2009: 미국 MD Anderson Cancer Center(박사후연구원)
– 2010~2014: 미국 University of Texas Medical School at Houston (조교수)
– 2014~2020: 미국 University of Texas Medical School at Houston (Adjunct professor)
– 2014~현재 : 서울대학교 약학대학 제약학과(조교수, 부교수, 교수)
– 2024~현재 : 서울대학교 첨단융합학부 혁신신약 전공주임

주요 수상 및 영예

– 2010: Seymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Award, International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research, Chicago, Illinois.
– 2010: Scientist Development Program (National Center), American Heart Association, USA
– 2014: Herbert Tabor Young Investigator Award, International Cytokine & Interferon Society, Cytokines 2014, Melbourne, Australia
– 2018: 젊은약학자상 (대한약학회)
– 2018: KAI-Genexine 학술상 (대한면역학회)
– 2019: 에쓰-오일 우수학위논문 지도교수상 (한국과학기술한림원)
– 2019: 국가연구개발 우수성과 100선 (과학기술정보통신부)
– 2020: 리더연구단장 선정 (한국연구재단)

최근 연구 성과

– T 세포의 분화 및 가소성과 면역질환 조절에 관한 연구
– Autologous nanovesicle 을 활용한 신개념 항암백신 플랫폼 개발 연구
– 면역지질대사 및 조절기전 연구
– Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, Immunity, PNAS 등 관련 SCI 논문 100여편 게재

Education

– B.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (1997): Pharmacy
– M.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (1999): Immunology
– Ph.D. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (2003): Immunology

Professional Experience

– 2003 ~ 2004: Research Scientist, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University
– 2005 ~ 2009: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
– 2010 ~ 2014: Assistant professor (tenure track), Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas-Medical School at Houston, USA
– 2014 ~ 2020: Adjunct professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of
– 2014~present: Assistant/Associate/Full professor, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University
– 2024~present: Program Director of Innovative Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Transdisciplinary Innovations, Seoul National University

Honors and Awards (Selected)

– 2010: Seymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Award, International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research, Chicago, Illinois.
– 2010: Awardee, Scientist Development Program (National Center), American Heart Association, USA
– 2014: Herbert Tabor Young Investigator Award, International Cytokine & Interferon Society, Cytokines 2014, Melbourne, Australia
– 2018: KAI-Genexine Excellence Award (Korean Association of Immunologists)
– Director, Leader Research Program (National Research Foundation of Korea)

Recent Research Achievements

– Cross-talk Mechanism between Cardiovascular and Immune System
– Regulatory Mechanism of CD4 T, CD8 T and regulatory T cell subsets in health and diseases.
– Establishment of New Immunotherapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of allergy, autoimmunity, infection and cancer.
– Multifunctionality of Immune Cells in the Tissues.