Background
Kwak, Ju-Won was born on March 25, 1957 in Jeonju, Chonbuk, Republic of Korea. Son of Gap-Dong and Hyo-Soon (Choi) Kwak.
researcher molecular biologist
Kwak, Ju-Won was born on March 25, 1957 in Jeonju, Chonbuk, Republic of Korea. Son of Gap-Dong and Hyo-Soon (Choi) Kwak.
Bachelor of Science, Seoul (Korea) National University, 1979. Master of Science, Korea Advisory Institute of Science & Technology, Taejon, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, Korea Advisory Institute of Science & Technology, Taejon, 1988.
Principal research scientist Korea Research Institute Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon, since 1982, director biochemistry division, since 2000. Research associate University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1983-1984, post-doctoral fellow, 1989-1991. Invited lecturer Chungnam National University, Taejon, 1994.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Atherosclerosis Society, Korean Society Lipidology (vice president since 1997, Merck Sharp & Dohme Korea Science award 1995).
Married Bog-Ho Kim, December 11, 1982. Children: Hyung-Kyung, Jeong-Kyung.