Professor Park, YongKeun (박용근)

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Position: Professor/ KAIST Endowed Chair Professor
Tel&office No: +82-42-350-2514
Fax: +82-42-350-2510
E-mail: yk.park(at)kaist.ac.kr
Homepage: http://bmol.kaist.ac.kr
Education: 2010: Harvard-MIT Health Science & Technology (PhD, Medical Physics and Medical Engineering)
2007: MIT (SM, Mechanical Engineering)
2004: Seoul National University (BS, Mechanical Engineering)
Affiliation:
ResearchField: - Biomedical Optics

2010-Present:		Associate Professor, KAIST
2010:		Visiting Scholar, MIT
2005-2010:		Research Assistant, Laser Biomedical Research Center, MIT
2004-2005:		Research Assistant, Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul National University

Biophotonics: interferometry-based novel imaging techniques
Medical imaging: multiple light scattering in a turbid medium (biological tissue)
Biophysics: pathophysiology of cells and tissue

Research Objective
Biomedical Optics Laboratory is focused on developing novel optical methods based on interferometry, scattering and modulation of optical wave field, for the purpose of (1) imaging biological and medical samples, (2) understanding the mechanisms of diseases, and (3) diagnosing and treating the disease. Hosted by the Department of Physics and the KAIST Institute (KI), the lab is performing highly interdisciplinary research at the interface between technology development, basic biological studies and clinical applications.