Background
Rho, Joon Hee was born on January 19, 1922 in Jungju, Pyungbuk, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Koo Kun and Ok Kum (Paik) Rho.
Rho, Joon Hee was born on January 19, 1922 in Jungju, Pyungbuk, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Koo Kun and Ok Kum (Paik) Rho.
Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University, 1950. Master of Science, Duke University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1958.
Assistant professor, associate professor, professor, Sungkyun Kwan U., Seoul, 1953-1959; NAS fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1959-1962; member technical staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 1962-1974; associate professor medicine and pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1975-1981; professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1982. Board of Governors State Bar California, San Francisco, 1982-1985.
Founder, president Korean-American Youth Foundation, Los Angeles, 1970-1977. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society Society for Neurosci., Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Married Ki Ok Hong, October 18, 1947. Children: Jaisook, Jai Hyon, Jay, Jai-Ho, Richard.