
SANG JEON CHUNG
Position : Professor
Major : Organic Chemistry
TEL : 031-290-7703
E-mail : sjchung@skku.edu
▶ Education
1996.02 Ph.D. Organic Chemistry (Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea
1992.02 M.S. Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea
1990.02 B.S. Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
▶ Experience
2018.08 ~ Professor, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University
2016.03 ~ 2017.07 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
2004.03 ~2013.03 Associate Professor, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
▶ Positions
2016.08 ~ CEO, AbTis Co. Ltd.
2015.02 ~ 2017.07 Director, Research Institute for Biomolecular Chemistry (RIBC), Dongguk University
2014.03 ~ 2017.07 Director, Molecular Targeting Research Center of RIBC, Dongguk University
2003.10 ~ 2013.02 BioNanotechnology Research Center, Senior/Principal Scientist, KRIBB. Daejeon, Korea
2000.09 ~ 2003.08 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chemical Biology, Harvard University (with Professor Gregory L. Verdine)
1996.03 ~ 2000.06 Senior Research Scientist (Mandatory period related to military service), Center for Biofunctional Molecules, Pohang University of Science and Technology. Pohang, Korea (with Professor Dong Han Kim)
1997.08 ~ 1998.08 Guest Scientist, Chemistry (Bioorganic Chemistry), The Scripps Research Institute (with Professor Chi-Huey Wong)
2018.01 ~ Vice President, Korean Society of Organic Synthesis
2018.01 ~ Chemical Biology Division, KSBMB, Board Member
2019.01 ~ President, Life-Science Chemistry Division, Korean Chemical Society
2016.01 ~ 2017.12 KCS, Board Member
2014.01 ~ 2016.12 KSBMB, Seorak member
2013.01 ~ 2013.12 KSBB, Board Member
2013.01 ~ 2014.12 Korean Society for Structural Biology, Board Member
2013.01 ~ 2014.12 Korean Academy of Nanomedicine, Board Member
2013.01 ~ 2014.12 Korean Vacuum Society, Academic Board Member
2010.01 ~ KSBB, Councilor
2004.01 ~ Koran Chemical Society, Member
▶ Fellowship
1997.08 ~ 1998.08 Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Fellow
▶ Research interests
Antibody-Drug Conjugate
Target identification of bio-active compounds
Molecular imaging (Development of fluorescent organic probe and new imaging technology on cells)
Protein engineering (including protein chemistry)
HIS (Assay development, Screening natural products & synthetic compound library for signaling protein library or cells)
Protein array
Structural biology
Molecular targeting (development of new strategies for molecular targeting)