- Current Position: Research Professor, Institute of Skeletal Aging and Orthopedic Surgery, Hallym University Hospital, Chuncheon, South Korea.
- Research Experience: Nearly 20 years of research and teaching experience in bone biology, orthopedic pharmacology, and musculoskeletal diseases.
- Education: Ph.D. in Medical Science (Pharmacology), Hallym University, South Korea; M.Sc. in Industrial Biotechnology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, India.
- Research Expertise: Bone remodeling, osteoblast–osteoclast signaling, WNT/BMP pathways, periprosthetic osteolysis, and skeletal aging.
- Research Funding: Principal Investigator/Chief Researcher on multiple National Research Foundation (NRF), Korea projects, securing over USD 1.7 million in competitive research funding.
- Publications: Author of 160+ peer-reviewed publications, including 151 SCI/SCIE-indexed papers.
- Research Impact: 11,500+ citations, H-index: 51, i10-index: 124 (Google Scholar).
- Global Recognition: Listed among the Stanford University–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists for four consecutive years.
- Patents: Holder of 11 Korean patents related to osteoporosis therapeutics, quercetin-selenium nanoparticles, peptide vaccines, and implant-induced osteolysis diagnostics and treatments.
- Current Research: Investigating sarcopenia regulation through the CD63–ADAM8–YAP signaling axis.
- Therapeutic Development: Focus on natural-product pharmacology, bioactive phytochemicals (quercetin, flavonoids, tuberosin), anti-inflammatory, osteogenic, and anticancer therapeutics.
- Nanotechnology Research: Developed nanoparticle- and nanodiamond-based targeted delivery systems for miRNA and drug delivery to enhance osteogenesis.
- Regenerative Medicine: Research on plasma-activated technologies and biomaterials for tissue regeneration.
- Editorial Roles: Associate Editor, Frontiers in Pharmacology (Infectious Diseases); reviewer for leading journals including Biomaterials, The FEBS Journal, and European Journal of Pharmacology.
- International Recognition: Invited speaker and keynote lecturer at numerous scientific conferences in South Korea, the USA, India, and Bangladesh.