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)
  • AWARDS
  1. Presidential Research Award, Texas State University (2020)
  2. College Achievement Award for 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-NIFA (2016)
  2. Grant Ad Hoc Reviewer
    • NSF-IOS (2018; 2022; 2024; 2025); NSF-MCB (2025); NSF-IRES (2025)
    • Hungary National Research, Development and Innovation Office (2015)
    • German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (2012)
  3. Conference Organizer
    • Regional Scientific Committee: International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Meeting (2025)
    • Organizer: Mini Symposium in Plant Science, Boyce Thompson Institute (2022)
    • Session Chair: Epigenetics Session, Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists (2015)
    • Session Chair: Plant Pathogen Interactions Session, Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists (2008)
  4. Journal Reviewer
    • Trends in Plant Sciences, Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, Plant Journal, BMC-Plant Biology, Communications Biology, Planta, Molecular Plant Pathology, PLoS Pathogens, Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Microbiology, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Plant Biotechnology Reports, Plant Pathology Journal
  5. Journal Editor
    • Frontiers in Plant Science (Review Editor: 2015 – present)
    • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (Associate Editor: 2016 – 2019)
    • Plant Biotechnology Reports (Editor: 2019 – present)
    • Plant Pathology Journal (Associate Editor: 2025 – present)
  6. Community Service
    • Science Fair Judge:
      • Alamo Regional Academy of Science and Engineering (2017; 2019)
      • ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair (2014; 2015)
      • Austin Energy Regional Science Festival (2014; 2015; 2016)
      • Bowie High School Science Fair (2013; 2014; 2015)
    • San Marcos High School Science Program Advisor (2016 – present):
      • Advisor, research and design course
      • Advisor, science fair projects
      • Research mentor, summer intern program (2016 – 2022)
    • Korean-American Scientist & Engineer Association:
      • Scholarship Committee (2024 – present)
      • Auditor, Austin Chapter (2021 – present)
      • President, Austin Chapter (2017 – 2020)
      • Vice-President, Austin Chapter (2013 – 2016)
      • Local Organizer, National Mathematics & Science Competition (2017 – 2020)

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