Dr Jeong-Sun Seo is the Founding Chairman of Macrogen Incorporation and Professor of Medicine at the Seoul National University. He is also President of the Korea Bio Association. His main focus is on ‘precision medicine’, to help people live longer without disease using genetic information.
Education
1970 – 1976 Seoul National University College of Medicine (MD)
1976 – 1980 Seoul National University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)
Experience
1983 – present Professor, Seoul National University, Korea
1981 – 1982 Visiting Scientist, Department of Molecular Genetics, NIH, USA
1983 – 1997 Chief, Division of Molecular Medicine, Cancer Research Center, SNU, Korea
1987 – 1995 Member of New York Academy of Science, USA
1990 – 1992 Research fellow, Rockefeller University, New York, USA
1995 – present Executive Director, Korea Genomic Medicine Foundation, Korea
1997 – present Director, ILCHUN Genomic Medicine Institute, SNU MRC, Korea
1997 – present Member of International Molecular Biology Network (IMBN)
2000 – 2004 President & CEO, Macrogen Inc., Korea
2000 – 2007 Vice President, Korea Bio Venture Association, Korea
2001 – 2002 Scientific Advisor of Minister for Health & Welfare, Korea
2003 – present Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Korea
2004 Vice President, Korean Society of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea
2004 – present Chairman, Macrogen Inc., Korea
2005 President, Korea Genome Organization (KOGO), Korea
2005 – present Member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), USA
2005 – present Chairman, Biomedical Hub Advisory Committee of IFEZ, Korea
2008 President, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea
2009 President, Korean Society of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea
2008 – 2013 President, Korea Bio Association, Korea
2014 Korean Representative of ‘Global Leaders in Genomic Medicine’ (NHGRI)
Honors and Awards
Dec 2001 Scientist of the Year Award, National Assembly, Korea
Apr 2003 Excellence in Science and Technology Award, 13th Science and Technology, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, Korea
Oct 2007 Dong Heon Biochemistry Awards, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB), Korea
Dec 2010 Hahm Chun Award in Medicine, SNUCM Alumni Association, Korea
Oct 2012 Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities Award, Seoul National University, Korea
Nov 2012 Scholarship and Research Award, Seoul National University, Korea
May 2015 D.I. Award (KSBMB), Korea
Patents
10155167.9 Diagnosis of Her-2 Positive Breast Cancer (Germany, France, England)
1995-558719 Diabetes-inducing transgenic mouse (USA)
1995-303098 Diabetes-inducing transgenic mouse (Japan)
08/558651 Transgenic mouse deficient in T-cells (USA)
1995-303178 Transgenic mouse deficient in T-cells (Japan)
Areas of Expertise
Genomic medicine and precision medicine
Mentors
Jong-Yong Yun, the Vice Chairman & CEO of Samsung Electronics
Inamori Kazuo, the Founder of Kyocera Corporation and KDDI Corporation
Quotes
“Humanitarianism” which means “benefit all mankind”.
This is the founding principle of the Republic of Korea. I chose this quote because I want to help people with lifestyle choices for healthy and longevity life, and avoid choices that can cause certain chronic disease, using genetic information.
