Background
Yim, Jeongbin was born on January 18, 1948 in Seoul. Son of Chun Soon and Hyo Sung (Cho) Yim.
Yim, Jeongbin was born on January 18, 1948 in Seoul. Son of Chun Soon and Hyo Sung (Cho) Yim.
Bachelor of Science, Sogang University, Seoul, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976.
Postdoctoral investigator, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1976-1978;
assistant professor, Seoul National U., 1978-1982;
associate professor, Seoul National U., 1983-1988;
professor, Seoul National U., since 1988;
assistant professor, King Abdulaziz U., Jedda, Southern Arabia, 1982-1983. Visiting professor U. Konstanz, Germany, 1988-1989. Director Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul, since 1993.
Chairman Association of Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Seoul, since 1993. Organizer 6th International Conference on Pteridines, 1992.
Member Korean Microbiology Society (vice president 1992-1994), American Chemical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, International Society of Pteridinology (editor-in-chief since 1992).
Married Soon Myung Chang, January 28, 1976. Children: Sue Hyun, Jin Woo.