Jong-Gu Park

Background

Park, Jong-Gu was born on April 15, 1958 in Daegu, Republic of Korea. Son of Yoonsik and Ockhee Park.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1991.

Career

Vice president, research head CorBec Pharmaceuticals Inc., Philadelphia, 1993—1995. Research unit director Korean Bioscience and Biotechnology Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 1995—1997. President, Chief Executive Officer JeilBiotech Inc., Daegu, Republic of Korea, since 1998, WelGENE Inc., Daegu, since 2000, MiGwang Contact Lens Company, Deagu, since 2006.

Assistant professor Keimyung University School Medicine, Daegu, 1997—2004, professor, chairman, since 2005.

Achievements

• Jong-Gu Park has been listed as a noteworthy biomedical researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Science advisor Dagu City Government, Dagu, Republic of Korea, 2005—2007. Member of Korean Association Cancer Research (life Best Science Paper of Year award 2005).

Connections

Married Haekyeung Park, August 20, 1985. Children: Sung-June, Sung-Jae, Lee-June.

Father:

Yoonsik Park

Mother:

Ockhee Park

Spouse:

Haekyeung Park

child:

Sung-June Park

child:

Lee-June Park

child:

Sung-Jae Park