Current Members

Hyunsoo Cho, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

SUHF Fellow

Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital

Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University

Hyunsoo Cho is a hematologist and physician-scientist. His group studies immune surveillance in plasma cell disorders and myeloid dysregulation in secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, using bone marrow and blood from patients.

Education and Training

2025–Present Clinical Assistant Professor, Seoul National University Hospital

2021–2025 Assistant Professor, Yonsei University College of Medicine

2020–2021 Clinical Fellow, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

2016–2020 Full-time PhD (Military Duty), GSMSE, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Gou Young Koh)

2011–2016 Intern and Resident, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

2005–2011 Medical Student, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Hyunsoo Cho, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Clinical Assistant ProfessorSeoul National University HospitalSeoul National University College of Medicine
Biography
Hyunsoo Cho is a physician-scientist who leads a team focused on overcoming immunotherapy resistance in lymphoid malignancies and their associated toxicities, including hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Academic Appointments
2025–Present Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital
2021–2025 Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Education and Training
2020–2021 Clinical Fellow, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
2016–2020 PhD, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
(Advisor: Prof. Gou Young Koh)
2011–2016 Intern and Resident, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
2005–2011 MD, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Honors and Awards
2026 Suh Kyungbae Foundation (SUHF) Fellow
2026 Outstanding Researcher Award, Korean Society of Hematology (KSH)
2026 Blood Research Special Contribution Award, KSH
2026 Best Reviewer Award, Korean Cancer Association
2026 Top 30 Outstanding Health and Medical R&D Achievements, Ministry of Health and Welfare
2024 Young Investigator Award, International Conference of the Korean Society of Hematology (ICKSH)
2023 Outstanding Clinical Professor Award, Severance Hospital
2023 Excellent Oral Presentation Award, ICKSH
2021 Young Investigator Award, ICKSH
2019 Excellent Dissertation Award, KAIST
2018 Basic Medical Research Award for Young Scientist, Korean Medical Association
2018 Young Investigator Scholarship Award, Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics
2016 Global Ph.D. Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea
Sojeong Kim, PhD

Research Assistant ProfessorSeoul National University HospitalSeoul National University College of Medicine
Biography
Education
2016-2021 MS-PhD, GSMSE, KAIST(Advisor: Prof. Su-Hyung Park)
Honors and Awards
2024 Sejong Science Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea
Jeong-Eun Kwak, PhD

Research Assistant ProfessorSeoul National University HospitalSeoul National University College of Medicine

Biography

Education
2016-2021 MS-PhD, GSMSE, KAIST(Advisor: Prof. Su-Hyung Park)

Honors and Awards
2026 Best Oral Presentation Award, ICKSH
2025 Abstract Achievement Award, ASH
2024 Sejong Science Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea
2019 Participation Prize, 25th Samsung Human Tech Paper Award
2017 Global Ph.D. Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea
Hi Eun Jung, PhD

Research Assistant ProfessorSeoul National University HospitalSeoul National University College of Medicine
Biography
Education
2014-2019 PhD, Biomedical Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Program, KAIST(Advisor: Prof. Heung Kyu Lee)
2011-2013 MS, Biomedical Science, Seoul National University
2007-2010 BS, Life Science, Ewha Womans University
Jae-Eun Lee

Research Technician
Biography
Current Position
Research Technician
Research
Jae-Eun oversees cell isolation and banking for the lab and carries out in vitro and ex vivo experiments.
Hobby
Long walks and a good film. Both slow the day down, and both leave her with something to think about on the way home.
Ji Eun Lee

Graduate Student
Biography
Education
Graduate Student
Department of Medical Science
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Research
Myeloma cells spend their lives making protein, far more than a cell is built to carry. Ji Eun studies the unfolded protein response, the quiet machinery that keeps them standing under that weight, and looks for the place where it begins to give.
Honors and Awards
2026 Best Oral Presentation Award, ICBMT
2026 Health Fellowship Foundation Scholarship
2026 Best Oral Presentation Award, ICKSH
Hobby
Sitting in a dark theater, waiting for the stage lights to come up. Nothing on a screen feels quite the same as a performance that happens only once.
Jeonghwa Kim

Graduate Student
Biography
Education
Graduate Student
Department of Medicine
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Research
Jeonghwa works on lymphoma, searching for new targets for treatment. She is drawn to the things a tumor cell has carried all along, in plain sight, that no one has yet thought to aim for.
Honors and Awards
2026 Best Oral Presentation Award, ICBMT
Hobby
Collecting vinyl records. She still plays a side from the first track to the last, the way it was meant to be heard, crackle and all.
Minsu Kang

Administrative Assistant
Biography
Current Position
Administrative Assistant
Minsu keeps the lab running day to day, from research funds to supplies, so that everyone else can focus on the science.
Hobby
Swimming, climbing, and collecting cute little things. Her desk is slowly filling up with them.