Lab of Molecular Development and Cell Signaling
(분자발생학 및 세포신호전달 연구실)
Principle Investigator: Whasun Lim, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences,
Sungkyunkwan University
E-mail: wlim@skku.edu
Office: Room 32107, Science Building 2, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Tel: +82-31-290-5921
Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
B.S. Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
Education
Professional Experiences
2024.12-2025.07
2022.01 -
2019.03 - 2021.12
2018.09 - 2019.02
2018.01 - 2018.12
2017.03 - 2019.02
2013.09 - 2017.02
2012.07 - 2012.08
Visiting scholar, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego
Associate professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Assistant professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Kookmin University
Director, Marine Biological Food & Drug Research Center, Catholic Kwandong University
Senior researcher, Institue for Healthcare and Life Science, International St. Mary's Hospital and College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University
Assistant professor, Department of Biomedical Science, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
Research professor, Division of Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Visiting scholar, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Awards
2025.07
2025.05
2024.12
2024.09
2024.07
2023.11
2023.11
2023.06
2022.10
2022.06
2021.11
2019.12
2018.08
2017.04
2017.03
2016.12
2016.11
2016.04
2015.12
2015.04
2014.08
2014.08
2012.08
2012.06
2012.06
2012.03
2011.10
2010.11
JARB Academic Award 2025, Korean Society of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
Springer Nature Author Service Award 2025, Springer Nature
Best Contribution to Molecules and Cells Award, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Grand Academic Award 2024, Korean Society of Toxicogenomics and Toxicoproteomics
JARB Academic Award 2024, Korean Society of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
Commendation from Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Grand Academic Award 2023, Korean Society of Toxicogenomics and Toxicoproteomics
JARB Academic Award 2023, Korean Society of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
Best Excellent Academic Award 2022, Korean Society of Toxicogenomics and Toxicoproteomics
32th Science and Technology Excellence Award, Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies (KOFST)
Best Academic Awards 2021, Korean Society of Toxicogenomics and Toxicoproteomics
Commendation from Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Best Research Awards 2017, Catholic Kwandong University
Best Teaching Awards 2016, Korea University
The Deputy Prime Minister for Educational Affairs Commendation, Ministry of Education
The 1st Prize in 6th Research Competition, BK21 PLUS, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University
2016 Excellence Award for Young Scientist, Korea Federation of Women’s Science & Technology Association (KOFWST)
Teaching Excellence Awards 2015, Korea University
The 1st Prize in 4th Research Competition, BK21 PLUS, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University
The 1st Prize in 3rd Research Competition, BK21 PLUS, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University
The Excellence Award in 2nd Research Competition, BK21 PLUS, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University
The Excellence Award in 1st Research Competition, BK21 PLUS, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University
LEMTTF Award at SSR 45th Annual Meeting in Pennsylvania, PA, USA
The 1st Prize in Presentation Competition, Korean Society of Animal Reproduction
Young Scientist Research Award, WCU Biomodulation, Seoul National University
Outstanding Poster Award, The 3rd International Conference on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Outstanding Poster Award, Korean Society of Animal Reproduction
The Excellence Award in Presentation Competition, The Symposium of Korean Poultry Science
Services as Editorial Board Member
2024 - present
2024 - present
2024 - present
2022 - present
2021 - 2023
2020 - present
2019 - present
Editor in Chief, Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
Associate Editor, Molecules and Cells
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Medicinal Food
Editorial Board Member, Antioxidants
Associate Editor, Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
Editorial Board Member, Korean Journal of Community Nutrition