Sung Joong Lee, Ph.D.
Professor
Seoul National University
School of Dentistry,
1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu
Seoul 08826
Republic of Korea
Office: +82-2-880-2309
E-mail: sjlee87@snu.ac.kr
EDUCATION & CAREER
1987-1992 B.S. Microbiology
Seoul National University
1994-1999 Ph.D. Department of Cell Biology (Neuroimmunology major)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2/2000-9/2000 Post-doctoral fellow
Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
10/2000-1/2003 Post-doctoral fellow
Department of Pharmacology, The University of California at San Diego
2/1/2003-3/2005 Full-time instructor
Department of Oral Physiology
College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
4/2005 – 3/2009 Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Physiology
College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
4/2009 – 3/2014 Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
4/2014 – present Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
Professional Honors
2007 Ad Hoc Member of Ireland Health Research Board
2010~present Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Biological Chemistry
2012~Present Editorial Board Member of Molecular Brain
2014~present Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Neurology Research
2018~2026 Editorial Board Member of Experimental Neurobiology
2020~present Editorial Board Member of Cells
2026~present Associate Editor of Journal of Neuroinflammation
2026~present Section Editor of Experimental Neurobiology
Awards
2001 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Post-doctoral Fellowship
2007 Ad Hoc Member of Ireland Health Research Board
2016 Yeonam Professor Research Fellowship
2022 Plenary lecture, Korea Glia Research Society 2022 Annual Meeting
2023 Joseph J. Chang Research Award, KSBNS
2023 Annual Research Award, Seoul National University
2024 Annual Glia Research Award, Korea Glia Research Society
2024 Scientist of the Month Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea
2024 Yoodang Research Award, Korean Physiological Society
2025 Newsma Research Award, Seoul National University School of Dentistry