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Yong Jeong, MD, Ph.D

Professor, KAIST
Department of Bio and Brain Engineering,
Program of Brain and Cognitive Engineering,
Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering,
Graduate Program for Future Strategy

- Office: Yangbunsoon (E16-1) 509
- E-mail : yong(at)kaist.ac.kr, yong(at)kaist.edu
- Tel: +82-(0)42-350-4324 
- Fax: +82-(0)42-350-4310
- Lab: +82-42-350-4364
- Lab manager: +82-42-350-5364
- KIHST: +82-42+350-7264, 7269
- Online IDs: Google Scholar, Research ID, Mendely, Orcid
- Curriculum Vitae: pdf

Director, Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience and NeuroImaging (ibrain.kaist.ac.kr)
Director, LG Electronics-KAIST Digital Healthcare Center
Director, Future Smart Home Research Center (FuSH) (fush.kaist.ac.kr)
Faculty, Department of Neurology, KAIST Pappalardo Clinic

Research Field

  • Neurophysiology 
  • Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology 
  • Clinical Neurology (degenerative disease, vascular disease) 
  • Functional Neuroimaging 
  • Brain mapping and modeling 
  • Brain network 
  • Bioengineering (biosignals) 
  • Digital Health

Education

  • Ph.D (in Neurophysiology), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1997 
  • Master in Science (MS), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1993 
  • MD, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, 1991 

Professional Career

  • Visiting Scholar, KIST Brain Science Institute, 2022-2023 
  • Adjunct professor, Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, 2005-2018
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, 2005 – 2007
  • Research and Clinical Fellow, University of Florida, 2003 –2005
  • Research and Clinical Fellow, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, 2002 –2003
  • Neurology Residency, Severance Hospital, Yonsei Medical Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, March 1, 1998 - February 28, 2002
  • Internship, Severance Hospital, Yonsei Medical Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, May 1, 1997 – February 28, 1998
  • Researcher, National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food and Drug Administration, April 28, 1994 - April 25, 1997
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, March 1, 1991 – February 28, 1994

Degree and Qualification

  • Board of Neurology (No. 780), granted by Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea, 2002 
  • ECFMG Certification (No.0-469-234-9), 1998 
  • Ph.D, conferred by Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1997 
  • MS, conferred by Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1993 
  • MD (No. 43694), granted by Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea, 1991 

Society Memberships

          International

  •  The 31st International symposium on cerebral blood flow and metabolism (ISCBFM) 2023 & 2025, Program committee
  • The 32ndInternational symposium on cerebral blood flow and metabolism (ISCBFM) 2025, Local Organization Committee Chair
  • The 2024 Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) annual meeting, Local Organization Committee
  • The 2024 International Society for Molecular Neurodegeneration (ISMND), Organization Committee
  • The 2023 International Conference of Korean Dementia Association (IC-KDA 2019), Program Committee
  • Biomag 2016, Organization Committee
  • The 10th ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering (ICME 2016), Organizing Committee 
  • IBEC 2015, Scientific Program Committee
  • Society for Neuroscience (SfN), member
  • International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (ISCBFM), member 
  • Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), member 

      Domestic

  • Korean Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, President
  • Korean Dementia Association, Congress President
  • Korean Human Brain Mapping Society (KHBM), vice President, former Chairman
  • The Korean Society for Neurodegenerative Disease, vice President
  • Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering, former Academic Committee
  • The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science, member
  • Korean Neurological Association, member, former Academic Committee
  • The Korean Society for Cognitive Science, member, former Organization Committee
  • Korean Society for Clinical Neurophysiology, former Academic Committee
  • Korean Brain Society, former Chair of Planning Committee

Academic and Public Services

  • Dementia and Neurocoginitive Disorders, Section Editor
  • Journal of Alzheimer’s disease, former Associate Editor
  • ExperimentalNeurobiology, Associate Editor
  • Journal of Clinical Neurology, Associate Editor
  • Yonsei Medical Journal, Editorial board
  • Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, Editorial board
  • Korea National Dementia Research Center, Steering Committee
  • Ministry of Science, Technology and ICT, former National Brain Research Working Committee
  • Korea Food and Drug Administration, former Consultant on Biomedical Devices
  • National Research Foundation of Korea, former Review Board
  • Institute of Civil-military Technology Cooperation, former Consultant

Awards

  • KI Research Excellence Awards, KAIST,2022
  • Technology Innovation Awards, College of Engineering, KAIST, 2021
  • Convergence Research Awards, KAIST, 2020
  • Best lecturer award, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, 2019
  • Siemens Academic Excellence Award conferred by Korean Society of Human Brain Mapping, 2016
  • Research Award conferred by Korea Clinical Neurophysiology Society, 2014
  • President of Korea Medical Association Award, 1991