Background
Choo, Youngkug was born on September 6, 1963 in Ulsan City, Republic of Korea. Son of Hongsu Choo and Jeongja Jang.
Choo, Youngkug was born on September 6, 1963 in Ulsan City, Republic of Korea. Son of Hongsu Choo and Jeongja Jang.
Bachelor of Science, Daegu University, Republic of Korea, 1989. Master of Science, Daegu University, Republic of Korea, 1991. Doctor of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1995.
Guest researcher Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1991—1992. Researcher Mitsubishi Institute biomedical, Yokohama, Japan, 1992. Researcher glycobiology research group Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, Wako, Japan, 1995—1996.
Associate professor Wonkwang University, Ik-San, Republic of Korea, since 1996, director Institute Biotechnology Republic of Korea, since 2004. Member committee International Institute Refrigeration, Seoul, 1998—2002. Guest researcher University Oxford, England, 2004.
Married Soonyoung Hong. Children: Yaerin, Seongwan.