Hong Gil Nam (; born 1957) is a South Korean biologist teaching in the Department of New Biology of

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST; ) is a public science and engineering university located on Daegu Technopolis, Daegu, South Korea. DGIST is one of the four public universities in South Korea dedicated to research in ...

and leading research as director of the Center for Plant Aging Research. His research interests include comparative aging in diverse kingdoms, including plant and animals, to reveal aging mechanisms among species, cross-kingdom interaction between plants and animals, and biochemistry at nano and micro levels. He is the founder and former director of the Biological Research Information Center, a member of the

Korean Academy of Science and Technology The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) is South Korea's highest academy of science and serves as an integrated think-tank for the country's science and technology. It contributes to national development by promoting science and tech ...

, and has served on the editorial board in ''Molecular Plant'' since 2013.

Education

Nam did his undergraduate studies in chemistry at

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ...

and received his Ph.D. degree in the same field from the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the Public university, public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referre ...

, Chapel Hill, United States, in 1985.

Career

From 1986 to 1988, he worked as a research fellow in the Department of Genetics of

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is the third oldest medical school in the Un ...

with Howard M. Goodman. He then returned to Korea to start work as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry,

POSTECH Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH, ) is a private university, private research university in Pohang, South Korea. History Pohang University of Science and Technology was established on December 3, 1986, by POSCO, a South Ko ...

. He later became an assistant professor, full professor, and chair of POSTECH's Department of Life Sciences before being the head of the School of Interdisciplinary Biosciences and Bioengineering (I-BIO) and Hong Deok Distinguished Professor. Outside of his work at POSTECH, he founded and directed the (BRIC) from 1996 to 2005. He left his positions in POSTECH in 2012 to be a full professor in the Department of New Biology,

(DGIST) and founding director of the Center for Plant Aging Research,

Institute for Basic Science The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; ) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. Comprising approximately 30 research centers with more than 60 research groups ac ...

(IBS).

Awards

*2014:

Ho-Am Prize in Science The Ho-Am Prize in Science was established in 1990 by Kun-Hee Lee, the Chairman of Samsung, to honour the late Chairman, Lee Byung-chul, the founder of the company. The Ho-Am Prize in Science (previously the Ho-Am Prize in Science & Technology) ...

, Ho-Am Foundation, South Korea *2010: National Scientist of the Republic of Korea, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and

National Research Foundation of Korea The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF; ) is a research institute for Korean studies. It was established in 2009 through a merger between the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF; ), Korea Research Foundation (KRF; ; establ ...

*2009: National Academy of Sciences Award, South Korea *2009: 54th National Academy of Science Award in the field of Basic Science,

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the ...

, South Korea *2009:

POSCO TJ Park Prize POSCO TJ Park Prize () is an annual award presented by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation in four categories; science, education, community development and philanthropy, and technology. The science prize is given to Korean scientists in natural science ...

, POSCO TJ Park Foundation, South Korea *2005:

Korea Science Award The Korea Science Award () is an award presented to South Koreans and Korean scientists working in domestic universities or research positions. It is currently jointly presented by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundat ...

, South Korea

References

External links

Center for Plant Aging Research

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