Dr. Seongjoon Park is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University School of Medicine (since 2012). He completed his MS from Pusan National University in 2005 and a Ph.D. from Nagasaki University in 2009. From 2009 to 2012, he worked as a research associate at the Department of Metabolism and Aging, Scripps Institute. His research interests include life sciences, molecular biology, longevity, aging, adipose tissue metabolism, and the life-extending effect of dietary restriction.