Professor

I. Personal Information                                                            

Name : Ki Jun Jeong

Address : Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

     291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea

[Tel] +82-42-350-3934 (office) [Fax] +82-42-350-3910

e-mail : kjjeong@kaist.ac.kr

II. EDUCATION                                                                         

Ph.D.  1996. 3.  - 2001. 2. Dept. Chemical Engineering, KAIST, South Korea

   Dissertation title: Cellular engineering of Escherichia coli for the efficient production of recombinant protein

M.S.  1994. 3. - 1996. 2. Dept. Biological Sciences, KAIST, South Korea

   Dissertation title: Molecular cloning and characterization of endoxylanase gene and its expression in Bacillus subtilis for mass production of xylobiose

B.S.  1990. 3. - 1994. 2. Dept. Biotechnology, KAIST, South Korea

III. RESEARCH EXPERIENCES                                         

2023. 4 1. – present: Adjunct Professor

Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST. South Korea

2023. 9 1. – present: Adjunct Researcher

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), KAIST. South Korea

2020. 9 1. – present: Professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST. South Korea

2015. 3 1. – 2020. 08. 31: Associate professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST. South Korea

2008. 8 1. – 2015. 2. 28: Assistant professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST. South Korea

2005. 4. 15 –2008. 6. 30: Research Associate

Department of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Texas at Austin, USA

2002. 10. 3 – 2005. 4. 14: Post-doctoral fellow

Department of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Texas at Austin, USA

2001. 3. 2 – 2002. 9. 29: Post-doctoral fellow

Department of Chemical Engineering, KAIST, South Korea

IV. Professional experience                                              

•   Associate Editor, BMC Systems biology (2017 ~ present)

•    Associate Editor, Microbial Cell Factory (2017 ~ present)

•    Associate Editor, J. Microbiology (2024 ~ present)

•    Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering ((Biochemical Engineering Section), (2022 ~ present)

•    Editorial Board Member, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (JMB) (2014 ~ present)

•    Editorial Board Member, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (BBE) (2014 ~ present)

•   Chair, Samsung Humantech Paper Award, Environmental/Food/Public health section for high-school students (2018-2021)

V. Membership                                                                      

•         American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (2004 – present)

•         American Chemical Society (ACS) (2007 – present)

•         International Metabolic Engineering Society (IMES) (2014 – present)

•         Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE) (2008 – present)

•         Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB) (2008 – present)

•         The Microbiological Society of Korea (2008 – present)

•         Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KSMB) (2008 – present)

VI. ACADEMIC HONORS and Awards                                            

1.   농업진흥청장 표창. . Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB), (Oct. 5. 2023)

2.   KI Prototype 우수상, KAIST Institute, (Dec. 21, 2022)

3.   CJ 특별학술상 Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KSMB), (June. 23rd 2022)

4.   KI 융합연구상 KAIST Institute, (Dec. 21, 2021)

5.   KAIST 공과대학 기술혁신상, KAIST, College of Engineering, (Dec. 29, 2021)

6.   중견과학자상 Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KSMB), (June. 24th 2021)

7.   생물공학 연구자상. Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB), (Oct. 13th 2017)

8.   Damyeon Academic Excellence Award(담연학술상). Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB), (Oct. 13th 2015)

9.   Joint Research Prize 2015(공동연구상). Faculty Award Winners in Commemoration of the 44th Anniversary of Founding (Feb. 16th 2015)

10.    Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize 2014. The Society for Biotechnology, JAPAN (SBJ) (Sep. 10th 2014).

11.    Best poster Award, New strategy for full-length IgG production in Escherichia coli. Peptalk 2012 (San Diego, USA), Jan 10 – 16 (2012)

12.    Top 50 Reviewers. In the celebration of Biotechnology and Bioengineering’s 50th Anniversary (2009)

13. Post-doc Fellowship award (Post-doc Fellowship program of Korea Science & Engineering Foundation, 2002. 10. – 2003. 9)