Park, Seung Bum

Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University
Seoul, 151-747, Korea
Tel: 82-2-880-9090 Fax: 82-2-884-4025
sbpark@snu.ac.kr

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Chemistry
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Boehinger-Ingelheim Fellowship (2000–2001)
under the guidance of Prof. Robert F. Standaert  
M.S. in Chemistry Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 1997
under the guidance of Prof. Kwan Soo Kim
B.S. in Chemistry Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 1993

 

EXPERIENCE


2013.3~present   
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Research Interest: Diversity Oriented Synthesis and Chemical Biology 
Medicinal and Combinatorial Chemistry
Bioimaging and High Throughput/High Content Screening
Target Identification (FITGE technology)
2009.8~2013.2    Associate Professor (joint appointment)
                              Department of Biophysics and Chemical Biology
2009.6~2009.8    Visiting Professor at the Scripps Research Institute
(Prof. Peter G. Schultz’s Laboratory and the Genomic Institute of Novartis Foundation, GNF)
2008.4~2013.2    Associate Professor (with tenure)
2004.2~­2008.3    Assistant Professor
                              Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2001.8~2004.1  
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Post-Doctoral Fellow under the guidance of Prof. Stuart L. Schreiber

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES



2022.06~present     Vice President, Research Institute of Basic Science, Seoul National University
2022.06~present     Associate Dean of Research Affairs, College of Natural Science, Seoul National                                    University
2020.06~2023.02     Associate Editor, RSC Chemical Biology (Royal Society of Chemistry)
2019.01~present     Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Chemical Biology (American Chemical Society)
2020.12~2022.11     International Advisory Board, Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (KCS)
2019.01~2020.12     Committee Member of Academic Affair, Korean Chemical Society
2018.04~2018.12     Guest Editor Frontiers in Chemistry (Themed issue for Diversity Oriented                                    Synthesis)
2018.04~present     Scientific Advisory Committee of the Institut Pasteur Korea (IP-K)
2018.03~present     Chair, Department of Biophysics and Chemical Biology, Seoul National                                    University
2018.01~present     Editorial Board, Molecules (Chemical Biology section, MDPI)
2017.10~present     Chair, Global Council, International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS)
2016.08~present     Director, A3 Foresight Program, Asian Chemical Probe Research Hubs (ACPRB),                                    NRF
2016.02~present     Founder & CEO, SPARK Biopharma, Inc.
2014.06~present     Director, Center for Chemical Proteomics (창의연구사업), Seoul National                                    University
2013.01~present     Vice Chair, Chemistry Department, Seoul National University
2013.04~present     Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2013.06~present     Review Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry (Specialized in Chemical Biology)
2012.04~present     Associate Editor, Molecular BioSystems (IF 3.9, Royal Society of Chemistry)
2012.05~present     International Advisory Board, Methods and Application in Fluorescence                                                                  ;    (IOPScience)
2012.01~present     Editorial Advisory Board, Diversity Oriented Synthesis(Springer/Versita)
2012.01~2013.12    Chairman of Academic Affair, Korean Chemical Society
2010.11~present    Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Combinatorial Science(American Chemical Society)
2011.06~present     Members of the Permanent Steering Committee, Methods & Applications of                                    Fluorescence (MAF)
2009.10~2011.09 Chairman of International Affair, KHUPO (Korean Human Proteome Organization)
2007.09~present Editorial Advisory Board, Molecular Diversity(Springer)
2006.11~2010.12 Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry (American Chemical                                    Society)
2007.01~2010.12 Editorial Board, BMB report (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) (KSBMB)
2006.01~present     Board Member of International Affair, Korean Chemical Society
                                   Deputy Director of NMR and Spectroscopic Facility at Chem. Dept of Seoul National                                    University.



Organizing Committee (selected lists)

  1. 2008 16th International Symposium of SNU-UT-NTU Chemistry Dept.
  2. 2009 CMDD Symposium, Seoul, Korea
  3. SCS-09, International Symposium on Combinatorial Sciences, Beijing, China
  4. 2010 PacifiChem, Organizer of Symposium on Diversity-Oriented Synthesis, Hawaii, US
  5. 2011, 2012 SNU-RIKEN Joint Symposium on Chemical Biology, Tokyo, Japan
  6. 2012 RSC-KCS Symposium on Chemical Biology, Seoul, Korea

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

2023 자랑스러운 연세화학인상 (교육과학부문) 연세대학교 화학과 총동문회
2023 Science and Technology Medal of Honor, Korean Government (대한민국 과학기술포장)
2023 Top 100 Excellent Research Accomplishment Best Award (국가우수연구성과 100선, 최우수 연구           선정)
2022 Inwon Park Research Excellency Award, Korean Chemical Society (박인원 학술상 04/14/2022))
2019 Research Excellency Award, Seoul National University (서울대학교 학술연구상 12/16/2019)
2018 Korea Patent Excellency Award (대한민국 우수특허 대상) 주최: 한국일보, 한국특허정보원
2017 Research Excellency Award, Ministry of Science & ICT (과학기술정보통신부 장관상)
2017 Top 100 Excellent Research Accomplishment Award (국가우수연구성과 100선)
2016 Asian Core Program Lectureship Awards (from Japan and Thailand), October 2016
2016 Best Lecture Award (자연대 우수강의상) at College of Natural Science, Seoul National University.
2014 The Scientist of the Month, National Research Foundation (이달의 과학자상, July 2014)
2013 Top 100 Excellent Research Accomplishment Award (National Science & Technology Commission,           Korea, 국가우수연구성과 100선)
2013 The Distinguished Lectureship Award, the Chemical Society of Japan (03.24.2013)
2012 Research Award (자연대 연구상) at College of Natural Science, Seoul National University
2010 Presidential Young Scientist Award (젊은 과학자상) from President of the Republic of Korea and           the National Academy of Science in Korea (한림원, 대통령상)
2010 AstraZeneca 5th VRI Research Grant Award from AstraZeneca Virtual Research Institute
2010 Jang Sae Hee Academic Excellency Award (장세희 학술상) from Korean Chemical Society
2010 Best Researcher Award at College of Natural Science (Seoul National University)
2009 The KCS-Wiley Young Chemist Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry
2009 Best Research Award selected by National Research Foundation of Korea
2009 Top 100 Excellent Research Accomplishment Award (National Science & Technology Commission,           Korea)
2009 Best Researcher Award at College of Natural Science (Seoul National University)
2009 The Distinguished Lectureship Award, the CSJ Asian International Symposium,
          (The Chemical Society of Japan, 03.29.2009)
2009 Best Presentation Award at Gordon Research Conference: High Throughput Chemistry and
          Chemical Biology, New London, NH
2008 Best Teacher Award at College of Natural Science (Seoul National University)
2007 The Award Certificate for Lectureship for Outstanding Research Presentation
          (2nd International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia)
(2001-2004) Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship)
(2000-2001) Boehinger-Ingelheim Predoctoral Fellowship
(2000) Vice-President Research and Presentation Grant
(2000) Hayashikawa Excellence Award
(2000) Study Grant Scholarship of Texas A&M University
(1999) Martel Travel Award
(1999) Korean Honor Scholarship
(1994-1996) Graduate Scholarship from Korean Advanced Science Foundation
(1995) Graduate Research Award from Yonsei Natural Science Institute
(1989-1993) Scholarships from A-san Foundation