Sung Hee Baek
백성희
Born1970 (age 5354)
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materSeoul National University
Known forGenetic research
Korean name
Hangul
백성희
Revised RomanizationBaek Seong-hui
McCune–ReischauerPaek Sǒnghŭi
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular and cellular genetics
InstitutionsSeoul National University

Doctor Baek Sung-hee (born 1970) is a South Korean scientist specialising in molecular genetics. Her work is focused on the chromatin dynamics and epigenetic regulatory mechanism in cancer. She received her BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees from Seoul National University. Following her postdoctoral research in Michael Rosenfeld’s lab at HHMI and following research assistant professor at HHMI, she joined the faculty of Seoul National University in 2003, and now works as an associate professor. Dr. Baek received numerous awards and honors, including the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award.

Awards

  • 2005 L’OREAL-UNESCO for Women in Science Award [1]
  • 2012 The Women in Science and Technology Award 2012, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation[2]
  • 2015 Kyung-Ahm Prize

Publications

References

  1. "유네스코 소식 - 유네스코한국위원회". Unesco.or.kr. 2005-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. "THE SCIENCE : 백성희·이레나·원미숙 씨, 올해의 여성과학기술자상 수상". News.dongascience.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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