Jong Bhak

Jong Bhak, Ph.D.,

Jong is a bioinformatist. 
Email: jongbhak@genomics.org

Education

1990. 9   ~ 1994. 7: Aberdeen University, UK Biochemistry BSc. Honours, 1st Class.
1994. 10 ~ 1997. 7: MRC centre, Center for Protein Engineering, 
                                      Cambridge, UK. Bioinformatics Ph.D. 
                                       with Tim Hubbard & Cyrus Chothia Ph.D.
                             Thesis : Genome sequence analysis and methods. 

Ph.D. supervisors: Tim Hubbard (Sanger Inst.) & Cyrus Chothia (MRC-LMB)
 

Employment and career experience

 1997. 8 ~ 1997.12 :MRC centre, Cambridge, UK. Bioinformatics Postdoc with Cyrus Chothia 
1998. 1 ～1999.4 :1999. 4 ～
 

Lab. Research Fellow, Postdoc George Church                                  
Harvard Medical School, Genetics dept, 2001.12 : EBI (European Bioinformatics Institute) Research Fellow,
                               Postdoc. With Dr. Liisa Holm

2001. 1 ~ 2003. 4 :MRC-DUNN, Cambridge, UK, Group Leader (Faculty) 
2003. 4 ~ 2005. 3 : Biosystems Dept. KAIST, Korea Associate Professor (Faculty) 
2005. 3 ~ Present: KOBIC, KRIBB, Daejeon, Korea (Director) 
2006. 9 ~ 2009.9 :Korean University of Science and Technology
                                         (Associate Professor)
2009. 9 ~ 2014.5 : Theragen Inc. BiO Institute. Director.
2014. 5 ~ present: UNIST

General Research Interests

Life time research interest: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Geromics, and Aging (Biological Gerontology)