RESEARCH INTEREST • Pathobiology of cancer • Cellular senescence and aging ACADEMIC SOCIETY ACTIVITIES • President, Korean Society for Gerontology (2013.01-2013.12) • Aging Cell, Editorial Board (2013.08- present) • Chairperson, Committee on Publication Ethics, Korean Council of Science Editors (2011.08 - 2016.12) • ISRN Molecular Biology, Editorial Board (2011.01- present) • Deputy Secretary General, IAGG2013 World Congress Preparation Committee (2010.10- 2013.6) • Deligate, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (2004.01- present) HONORS AND AWARDS • Korean Government Scholarship for Studying Abroad (1984) • Brown-Coxe Fellowship (1991)