Jae-Goo Kim received his doctoral degree (PhD) in biology (ichthyology) from the Jeonbuk National University in 2015. He worked as the main director of the Alpha Research and Ecology Institute (AREI) and as an adjunct professor at Kunsan National University, where he researched and taught about fish, marine biology, and freshwater ecosystems. His research topics include fish, ichthyology, taxonomy, and marine biology.