People

Translational Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Laboratory

Professor

Hyung-Jun Im, MD, PhD


Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences,
Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology,
Seoul National University

Contact Information
E-mail: iiihjjj@snu.ac.kr
Phone: 031-888-9187

EDUCATION AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

£ª 2001.3 ~ 2007.2
M.D., School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea; Korean Medical Doctor License

£ª 2008.3 ~ 2012.2
Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University;
Korean Board of Nuclear Medicine Certification

£ª 2009.9 ~ 2015.2
Ph.D., Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University
Major: Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences
Thesis: In vivo imaging and evaluation of the therapeutic effects of neural stem cell treatment in a 6-OHDA–induced mouse model of Parkinson¡¯s disease

POSITIONS

£ª 2008.3 ~ 2012.2
Resident Doctor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

£ª 2012.3 ~ 2012.10
Research Fellow, Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

£ª 2015.3 ~ 2017.2
Research Associate, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

£ª 2017.3 ~
Assistant / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University

£ª 2022.9 ~ 2024.8
Associate Dean, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University

£ª 2023.10 ~
Editor-in-Chief, Health Nanotechnology (Springer Nature)

£ª 2024.9 ~
Visiting Investigator, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

£ª 2025.9 ~
Editorial Advisory Board, Theranostics

HONORS AND AWARDS

£ª 2025 Top 2% Scientist (No. 1042 in Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging)

£ª 2022 Çѱ¹Â÷¼¼´ë°úÇбâ¼úÇѸ²¿ø ȸ¿ø (Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Y-KAST)

£ª 2021 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Ones to Watch

£ª 2019 ¼­¿ï´ëÇб³ âÀǼ±µµ ½ÅÁø¿¬±¸ÀÚ

£ª 2019 Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine, Asian Young Investigator Award

£ª 2019 The 58th Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine, Best Paper Award

£ª 2019 The 16th Korea-U.S. Forum on Nanotechnology, Best Poster Award

£ª 2018 The 15th Korea-U.S. Forum on Nanotechnology, Best Poster Award

£ª 2016 SNMMI Pediatric Imaging Council Majd-Gilday Young Investigator Award

£ª 2012 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University, Excellent Research Award

£ª 2011 SNMMI Travel Award

£ª 2009 Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine, Oral Presentation Award

£ª 2009 SNMMI Travel Award

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

£ª 2019 ~
Associate Editor, Journal of Nanobiotechnology

£ª 2013 ~
Member, Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine

£ª 2012 ~
Member, Korean Society of Molecular Imaging

£ª 2011 ~
Member, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging