Dr. KANG

  • EDUCATION
  1. Ph.D. (1994-2000)
    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Adviser: Drs. Karam Singh and Chentao Lin
  2. M.S. (1992 – 1994)
    Department of Agricultural Chemistry
    Seoul National University, Korea
    Adviser: Dr. Yang Do Choi
  3. B.S. (1988 – 1992)
    Department of Agricultural Chemistry
    Seoul National University, Korea
    Graduated cum laude
  • PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  1. Associate Professor (2017-present)
    Department of Biology, Texas State University
  2. Assistant Professor (2012-2017) 
    Department of Biology, Texas State University
  3. Senior Research Associate (2010-2011)
    Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University
  4. Research Associate (2005 – 2010)
    Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University (Advisor: Dr. Daniel F. Klessig)
  5. Postdoctoral Associate (2000-2005)            
    Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University (Advisor: Dr. Daniel F. Klessig)
  • TEACHING
  1. BIO 7361: Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics (2016 – 2020; open again Fall in 2022)
  2. BIO 4377/5377: Genome Informatics (2017 – 2020; open again Fall in 2022)
  3. BIO 4441/5441: Cell Physiology (2013 – 2020, Spring; open again Spring in 2022)
  4. BIO 4480/5480: Cytology and Micro-techniques (2012 – 2016, 2021)
  • AWARDS
  1. Presidential Research Award, Texas State University (2020)
  2. College Achievement Award for the Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2017)
  3. NSF CAREER Award (2016)
  4. American Society of Plant Biologist Recognition Travel Award (2015)
  5. Korean Ministry of Education Pre-doctoral Fellowship (1994)
  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
  1. Grant Panelist: NSF-IOS (2014; 2016, 2020, 2022), USDA (2016)
  2. Grant Ad Hoc Reviewer
    NSF-IOS (2017, 2022)
    Hungary National Research, Development and Innovation Office (2015)
    German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (2012)
  3. Symposium Chair:
    Epigenetics Session, Annual meeting of ASPB (2015)
    Plant-Pathogen Interactions Session, Annual meeting of ASPB (2008)
  4.  Journal Editor:
    Frontiers in Plant Science (Review editor: 2015 – present)
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (Associate editor: 2016 – 2019)
    Plant Biotechnology Reports (Editorial Board: 2019 – current; )
  5. Community Service:
    President, Austin Chapter of Korean-American Scientist & Engineer Association (2017-2020)
    Vice president, Austin Chapter of Korean-American Scientist & Engineer Association (2013-2016)
    Science Fair Judge (2014 – present)

    1. Alamo Regional Science Fair
    2. Austin Energy Regional Science Festival
    3. ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair

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