Education: 1993/03-2000/02 Department of Veterinary Medicine, KonKuk University, College of Animal Husbandry, Seoul, South Korea. Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Medicine; 2000/03-2002/02 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Master of Science in Physiology Thesis: Studies on the electrophysiological characteristics of the nonselective cationic current activated by carbachol in mouse gastric myocytes (Advisor: Dr. Ki Whan Kim); 2002/09-2005/08 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. PhD in Physiology Thesis: TRPM7 is required for intestinal pacemaking activity (Advisor: Dr. Ki Whan Kim); 2005/09-2009/02 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. BK21 associate professor; 2009/03-present Associate professor, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine Scientific Interests The physiology and pharmacology of ion channels in the gastrointestinal system; Ion channel signaling in gastrointestinal tract (carbachol-activated nonselective cationic current); Pacemaking activity in gastrointestinal tract (Interstitial Cells of Cajal); Transient Receptor Potential Channel (TRPC4, TRPC5, TRPM7).