1981. 03 ~ 1985. 02 B.S. Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University
  1985. 02 ~ 1987. 02 M.S. Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University
  1991. 09 ~ 1995. 04 Ph.D. Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota
(Advisor: Professor Hung-wen Liu)
  1995. 05 ~ 1998. 02 Postdoctoral fellow, University of California-Berkeley
(Advisor: Professor Peter Schultz)
  1998. 03 ~ 2000. 02 Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University
  2000. 03 ~ 2005. 02 Associate professor, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University
  2005. 03 ~ present Professor, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University
  2005. 04 ~ 2010. 03 Leader of National Research Laboratory for Chemical Biology
  2010. 04 ~ present Director of Center for Biofunctional Molecules (National Creative Research Initiative)




  2000. 01 ~ 2000. 12 Editor, CHEMWORLD of Korean Chemical Society
  2000. 12 ~ 2002. 12 Organizer, Life chemistry committee of Korean Chemical Society
  2004. 01 ~ 2004. 12 Organizer in chief, Korean Peptide Society
  2004. 12 ~ 2005. 12 Scientific organizer, Research society of Protein Chip
  2006. 01 ~ 2006. 12 Scientific director, Korean Chemical Society
  2006. 01 ~ 2007. 12 Organizer, International cooperation at Korean Society for Glycoscience
  2007. 01 ~ 2008. 12 Committee, Korean Chemistry Olympiad
  2009. 01 ~ 2010. 12 Committee, Korean Biochip Society
  2010. 01 ~ 2010. 12 Scientific committe in chief, Korean Society for Glycoscience
  2012. 10 ~ present Leading scientists, The Korean academy of science and technology (KAST)
  2012. 10 ~ present The representative of South Korea, International Carbohydrate Symposium
  2014. 01 ~ 2016. 12 Vice president of Korean Glycoscience Society
  2016. 01 ~ 2017. 12 Member of IUPAC Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Division III
  2016. 01 ~ 2016. 12 President of Korean Glycoscience Society
  2017. 01 ~ 2017. 12 Chairperson of Division of Life Chemistry of Korean Chemical Society




  2006. 01 ~ 2010. 12 ChemMedChem (Wiley-VCH) Editorial Advisory Board
  2007. 01 ~ present Curr. Chem. Biol. (Bentham Science Publishers) Editorial Advisory Board
  2011. 01 ~ present Chem. Soc. Rev. (RSC Publishing) Editorial Advisory Board
  2011. 01 ~ present ChemBioChem (Wiley-VCH) Editorial Advisory Board
  2015. 01 ~ present Molecular Biosystems (RSC Publishing) Editorial Advisory Board
  2016. 01 ~ present Chem (Cell Press) Editorial Board
  2017. 01 ~ present Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) Editorial Board




  1993 ~ 1994 Standwood Johnston Memorial Fellowship
  2006. 04 Research Excellence Award (Yonsei University)
  2007. 10 Chang Sehee Award (Korean Chemical Society)
  2009. 10 Sigma-Aldrich Award (Korean Chemical Society)
  2009. 12 Research Excellence Award (Yonsei University)
  2010. 12 Research Excellence Award (Yonsei University)
  2012. 09 Monthly Scientist and Engineer Award
(November, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology)
  2012. 10 2012 Top 100 scientists (International Biographical Centre)
  2012. 11 2012 Excellent Research of National R&D
(Ministry of Education, Science and Technology & National Research Foundation)
  2012. 12 Research Excellence Award (Yonsei University)
  2014. 02 The First Research Award (Yonsei University)
  2014. 04 Park In Won Award (Korean Chemical Society)
  2014. 08 2014 Top 100 scientists (International Biographical Centre)
  2015. 02 Research Excellence Award (Yonsei University)
  2015. 12 Nominated as Underwood Distinguished Professor
  2016. 02 The First Research Award (Yonsei University)
  2017. 02 The First Research Award (Yonsei University)
  2017. 06 Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry
  2018. 01 Lee Daesil Award (Korean Glycoscience Society)
  2018. 02 The First Research Award (Yonsei University)