Background
Kwon, Taek-ryoun was born on February 14, 1964 in Youngyang, Kyungpook, Republic of Korea. Son of Myung-Gi and Phil-Sik Kwon.
Kwon, Taek-ryoun was born on February 14, 1964 in Youngyang, Kyungpook, Republic of Korea. Son of Myung-Gi and Phil-Sik Kwon.
Bachelor of Science (honorary), Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea, 1986. Master of Science (honorary), Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Coventry University, England, 1997.
Korea youth oversea volunteer Korean International Cooperation Agency, Sukabumi, Indonesia, 1990—1992. Research associate Subctr. Asian Vegetable Research and Development, Suwon, Republic of Korea, 1992—1994.
Principal investigator United States Salinity Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture ARS, Riverside, California, 2000—2002. Research scientist Korean Rural Development Administration, Suwon, since 1994. Senior scientist Bioversity International, Sedang, Malaysia, since 2009.
Expert gmo, biotechnology Korean Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Kyunggido, 1998—2008. Committee member International Horticultural Congress, Suwon, Kyunggi, 2000—2006, Department Horticultural Seoul National University, 2005—2007, Department Biology, Karachi University, Pakistan, since 2009. Sergeant Korean Army, 1987-1989.
Professional expert Korean Government, Seoul, 1998—2008. Member of Korean Breeding Society.
Married Jeong-ji Lee, April 1, 1992. Children: Jun-tae, Sho-young.