2015-2019 Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Biology, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

2009-2015 Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology/Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

2004-2007 M.S. in Exercise Physiology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

1997-2002 B.A. in Physical Education, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

2023-present Vice Provost of University Strategic Planning, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2023-2024 Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2019-present Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Sports Science, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2015-2019 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute at Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
2010-2015 Research Assistant, Exercise Genetics Laboratory, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
2005-2006 Research Assistant, Institute of Sports Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2004-2006 Graduate Assistant, Department of Physical Education, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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2019 Postdoctoral Fellowship (19POST34380335), The American Heart Association (Association Wide)
2018 Travel Award for excellent researcher, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
2017 Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award, The American Physiological Society,
Bethesda, MD, USA
2014 Graduate Travel Award, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
2013 Graduate Student Research Presentation Travel Award, Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and
Human Performance, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
2013 Grad Challenge Research Travel Award, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College
Station,TX, USA
2012 Graduate Student Research Presentation Travel Award, Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and
Human Performance, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
2012 Graduate Travel Award, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
2005 Core Curriculum Teaching Assistant Scholarship, Department of Physical Education, Korea University, Seoul, Republic
of Korea

Exercise Genetics (SNP identification, GWAS and QTL analyses)
Epigenetics
Cardiovascular Physiology
Aging
Nutrition

Advanced Human Physiology
Pathophysiology
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Nutrition
Exercise Prescription
Training Methodology

Advancements in hypertension and physical activity research: A bibliometric analysis. Exercise Science. https://doi.org/10.15857/ksep.2024.00045, 2024 (SCOPUS)

Effects of Physical Activity on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Physical Function in Old Age: Bibliometric and Meta-Analyses. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020197, 2024 (SCI IF=2.7)

Effects of exercise training and chlorogenic acid supplementation on hepatic lipid metabolism in prediabetes mice. Diabetes and Metabolism Journal. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2022.0265, 2023 (SCI IF=5.893)

Circadian rhythm and health: Influence of food intake timing and regular exercise. Korean Journal of Sport Science. 34(2), 187-200.https://doi.org/10.24985/kjss.2023.34.2.187, 2023 (KCI)

Influence of antibacterial mouthwash on post-exercise hypotension. Journal of Men's Health. 18(5), 117. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jomh1805117, 2022 (SSCI IF=0.537)

Examining the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on the dominant motor cortex in the indirect measurement of physical ability. Journal of Men's Health. 18(3), 069. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jomh1803069, 2022 (SSCI IF=0.537)

Smooth muscle mineralocorticoid receptor as an epigenetic regulator of vascular aging, Cardiovascular Research, cvac007, https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvac007, 2022 (SCI IF=10.787)

Emerging Era of Exercise Genomics. Exercise Science. 30(4):407-411. doi: https://doi.org/10.15857/ksep.2021.00633, 2021 (SCOPUS)

Mixed Lineage Kinase 3 mediates PKG1α impact on cardiac function and controls blood pressure through separate mechanisms. JCI Insight. 6(18):e149075. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.149075, 2021 (SCI IF=8.315)

Vascular cell-specific roles of mineralocorticoid receptors in pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation, 11(3). doi: 10.1177/20458940211025240, 2021 (SCI IF=2.205)

Mineralocorticoid receptor in smooth muscle cell contributes to pressure overload-induced heart failure. Circulation Heart Failure, 14(2). doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.120.007279, 2021 (SCI IF=6.033)

Sex differences in the time course and mechanisms of vascular and cardiac aging in mice: role of the smooth muscle cell mineralocorticoid receptor. American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 320(1) doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00262.2020, 2021 (SCI IF=3.864)

Genetic approaches toward understanding the individual variation in cardiac structure, function and responses to exercise training. Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 25(1). doi.org/10.4196/kjpp.2021.25.1.1, 2021. (SCI IF=1.805)

Foot arch height affects the effect of BMI on gait and lower-limb joint kinematics, International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences. 32(2):95-104. doi:10.24985/ijass.2020.32.2.95, 2020. (KCI)

Athlete-Specific Neural Strategies under Pressure: A fNIRS Pilot Study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(22):8464. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228464, 2020. (SCI IF=2.849)

Mitochondrial DNA lesions and copy number are strain dependent in endurance-trained mice, Physiological Reports, 8(21), e14605. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14605, 2020. (SCOPUS)

Interaction of genetic background and exercise training intensity on endothelial function in mouse aorta. Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 24(1):53-68. https://doi.org/10.4196/kjpp.2020.24.1.53, 2020. (SCI IF=1.805)

Contribution of chromosome 14 to exercise capacity and training responses in mice. Frontiers in Physiology, 10:1165. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01165, 2019.(SCI IF=3.367)

Role of aldosterone and mineralocorticoid receptor in cardiovascular aging. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 10:584.doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00584, 2019. (SCI IF=3.644)

Smooth muscle cell mineralocorticoid receptor as a mediator of cardiovascular stiffness with aging. Hypertension. 71(4):609-621. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.10437, 2018.(SCI IF=7.713)

Differences in exercise capacity and responses to training in 24 inbred mouse strains. Frontiers in Physiology. 8:974. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00974, 2017.(SCI IF=3.367)

Genetic regulation of endothelial vasomotor function. Frontiers in Physiology. 7:571. doi:10.3389/fphys.2016.00571, 2016.(SCI IF=3.367)

Strain survey and genetic analysis of vasoreactivity in mouse aorta. Physiological Genomics. 48(11):861-873, doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00054.2016, 2016.(SCI IF=2.749)

Exercise capacity and response to training quantitative trait loci in a NZW X 129S1 intercross and combined cross analysis of inbred mouse strains. Plos One. 10(12): e0145741, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145741, 2015.(SCI IF=2.740)

The effects of mixtures with ginseng radix rubra and paeonia radix on endurance exercise performance. Journal of Ginseng Research. 31:93-101, 2007.(SCI IF=5.487)

Nutritional ergogenic aids for improvement in endurance exercise capacity. Journal of Coaching Development (Korea). 8: 39-47, 2006. (KCI)

The effect of Taekwondo activity on motor and cognitive ability in children with mental retardation. Korean Journal of Sports Health Science (Korea). 1: 9-16, 2006. (KCI)

Myeloid mineralocorticoid receptor contributes to inflammation-mediated lung vascular remodeling in experimental pulmonary hypertension. AHA Scientific Sessions (Presented at 2018 AHA Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, USA, 11/18)

Smooth muscle cell mineralocorticoid receptor as an epigenetic regulator of vascular aging. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Presented at Mechanisms of Aging conference of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY, USA, 10/18)

Sex differences in the role of the smooth muscle cell mineralocorticoid receptor in cardiovascular aging (Presented at 2018 American Physiological Society conference, Knoxville, TN, USA, 10/18)

Sex differences in the role of the smooth muscle cell mineralocorticoid receptor in cardiovascular aging. FASEB J., 2018 (Presented at 2018 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/18)

Role of chromosome 14 in the genetic basis for endurance exercise capacity and responses to training in mice. FASEB J., 2018 (Presented at 2018 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/18)

Sex differences in molecular mechanisms of vascular aging. FASEB J. 31:LB845, 2017 (Presented at 2017 Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, USA, 04/17)

Smooth muscle cell mineralocorticoid receptors are necessary for cardiovascular fibrosis with aging. FASEB J. 31:885.2, 2017 (Presented at 2017 Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, USA, 04/17)

Variation in exercise capacity and responses to training in inbred mouse strains. FASEB J. 30:1028.2, 2016 (Presented at 2016 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/16)

Mouse strain dependent variation in exercise capacity and responses to training. (Presented at Complex Trait Community 14th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, USA, 06/15)

Genetic regulation of endothelial responses to exercise training. FASEB J. 29:LB728, 2015 (Presented at 2015 Experimental Biology, Boston, MA, USA, 04/15)

Strain-dependent metabolic phenotype responses to various exercise paradigms in inbred mice. FASEB J. 29:665.1, 2015 (Presented at 2015 Experimental Biology, Boston, MA, USA, 04/15)

Genetic background limits the endothelial response to exercise training. (Presented at ACSM’s 61th annual meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, 05/14)

Interaction between genetic background and training intensity influences training responses. FASEB J. 28:LB802, 2014 (Presented at 2014 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/14)

Genetic analysis of exercise capacity and training responses in 129S1/SvImJ and NZW/LacJ mice. FASEB J. 28:711.12, 2014 (Presented at 2014 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/14)

Strain-dependent variation in transcriptional activation of metabolic and angiogenic genes after acute exercise in mouse skeletal muscle. FASEB J. 28:705.8, 2014 (Presented at 2014 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/14)

Genetic analysis of exercise capacity and training responses in 129S1/SvImJ and NZW/LacJ mice. (Presented at 12th annual meeting and Complex Trait Community, Madison, WI, USA, 05/13)

Identification of phenotypic adaptations to exercise training across mouse strains classified as high and low responders. FASEB J. 27:LB757, 2013 (Presented at 2013 Experimental Biology, Boston, MA, USA, 04/13)

Genome-wide association mapping of vasoreactivity in thoracic aorta from inbred mice. FASEB J. 27:1212.13, 2013. (Presented at 2013 Experimental Biology, Boston, MA, USA, 04/13)

Haplotype association mapping for exercise training in inbred mice. FASEB J. 26: LB750, 2012. (Presented at 2012 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/12)

Strain-dependent variation in vasoreactivity in isolated mouse thoracic aorta. FASEB J. 26: 1098.12, 2012. (Presented at 2012 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, USA, 04/12)

Responses to exercise training are genetically determined in inbred mouse strains. FASEB J. 25: 862.2, 2011. (Presented at 2011 Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, USA, 04/11)

Effect of exercise training on vascular reactivity in inbred strains of mice. FASEB J. 25: LB566, 2011. (Presented at 2011 Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, USA, 04/11)

Exercise Physiology: Foundations of Exercise Science. (Korean version)

The role of exercise as an epigenetic regulator in preventing cardiac hypertrophy induced with aging

Anti-aging effect of exercise-induced histone modification on the vasculature

American Physiological Society (2010~)
American Heart Association (2012~)
American College of Sports Medicine (2014~)
The Korean Physiological Society (2020~)
Korean Society of Exercise Physiology (2019~)
Korean Society of Sport and Leisure Studies (2019~)
Korean Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (2019~)

Editorial Board Member of the Exercise Science (2020~)
Academician committee member for the Korean Society of Exercise Physiology (2021~)

IRB Committee Member (2019~)
Test making Committee for Korea Sports Promotion Foundation Sports Instructor Certification (2019~2020, 2022)
Special lecturer for the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled (2020~)
Research consultant committee member of Jongno-gu Office (2020~)
Research consultant committee member of BioFoodCRO (2021~)
Deliberation committee member for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Sports Industry R&D (2021~)
Deputy general in Preemptive Action Committee for 20th Presidential Election, People Power Party, ICT Convergence Policy headquarters (2021~2022)
Test making Committee for Korea Sports Promotion Foundation Health Exercise Manager Certification (2022)