Education
- 1997 - 1999 , Ph.D., Food Science, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY, USA)
- 1994 - 1997 , M.Sc., Food Science, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY, USA)
- 1987 - 1994 , B.Sc., Microbiology, Pusan National University (Pusan, Korea) military service (1989 - 1991)
Appointments
- 2014 – present , Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering (ME), Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Department of Quantum Biophysics and Institute of Quantum Biophysics (IQB), Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), Department of MetaBioHealth
- 2021 – 2023 , BK21 Program Director, Department Head, School of Mechanical Engineering
- 2014 – present , Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (Suwon, Korea)
- 2008 – 2014 , Associate/Full Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Nano Sciences, Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Korea)
- 2010 – 2015 , Visiting Professor & Co-Principal Investigator, Mechanobiology Institute (MBI), National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)
- 2004 – 2008 , Assistant Professor, Division of Nano Sciences, Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Korea)
- 2001 – 2004 , Post-doc, Department of Physics, Princeton University (Princeton, NJ, USA)
- 2000 – 2001 , Post-doc, Department of Bioengineering, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY, USA)
- 1999 – 2000 , Post-doc, Department of Biological Information, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan)
Patents (Domestic 37, International 5)
- US patent #7,981,237 B2 “MICRO-OR NANO-FLUIDIC CHIP FABRICATED WITH NORLAND OPTICAL ADHESIVE AND BIOANALYSIS PLATFORM PRODUCED BY USING THE SAME”
Professional activities
- Member of the American Society for Microbiologists (1998 - pres.)
- Local committee member for BioTRONICS (2008)
- Executive Member of Korean Biochip Society (2005 - pres.)
- Vice President of UNITEF (2008 – pres.)
Major Academic Interests
- Organ on a Chip
- Evolution of cancer drug resistance on a Chip
- Mechanobiology : cell and tissue stretching
- Mechanically actuating mini-organs and organoids
Representative Publications
1. C. Park, K. Kim, Y. Kim, R. Zhu, L. Hain, H. Seferovic, M.-H. Kim, H. J. Woo, H. Hwang, S. H. Lee, S. Kim, J. E. Lee, P. Hinterdorfer, K. Ko*, S. Park*, and Y. J. Oh*, “Plant-Derived Anti-Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Antibody Suppresses Trastuzumab-Resistant Breast Cancer with Enhanced Nanoscale Binding”, ACS Nano 2024, 18(25), 16126–16140. (Front Cover)
2. S. Han, M. C. Lee, A. Rodríguez-delaRosa, J. Kim, M. B. Zuppa, M. Pineda, S. S. Kim, T. Hatanaka, I. Yazdi, N. Bassous, I. Sinha, O. Pourquié, S. Park*, and S. R. Shin*, “Engineering stem cell fate controlling biomaterials to develop muscle connective tissue layered myofibers“, Adv. Funct. Mater.2024, 34(3), 2304153. (Inside Cover)
3. J. Han, Y. Jun, S. H. Kim, H. Hoa, Y. Jung, S. Kim, J. Kim, R. H. Austin*, S. Lee*,S. Park*, “Rapid identification of cancer drug resistance mechanisms by microfluidic cell culture and deep sequencing technologies” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2016,113, 14283-14288.
4. Y. Cui, F. M. Hameed, B. Yang, K. Lee, C. Q. Pan, S. Park*, M. P. Sheetz*, "CyclicStretching of Soft Substrates Induces Spreading and Growth”, Nat. Commun. 2015,6:6333
5. S. Kou, H. N. Lee, D. v. Noort, K. M. K. Swamy, S. H. Kim, J. H. Soh, K. M. Lee, S.-W. Nam, J. Yoon* and S. Park* “Fluorescent Molecular Logic Gates using Microfluidic Devices”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47(5), 872-876.
6. S. Park, H. Hwang, S. W. Nam, F. Martinez, R. H. Austin, W. S. Ryu*"Enhanced Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion in a structured microfluidicenvironment", PLoS One, 2008, 3, e2550.
7. S. Park, P. M. Wolanin, E. A. Yuzbashyan, H. Lin, N. C. Darnton, J. B. Stock, P.Silberzan, R. H. Austin*, "Influence of topology on bacterial social interaction” Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2003,100,13910-13915.
8. S. Park, P. M. Wolanin, E. A. Yuzbashyan, P. Silberzan, J. B. Stock*, R. H. Austin "Motion to Form a Quorum", Science, 2003, 301,188.