Profile of Dean and Prof. Youngseok (haktae) Lim at Kangwon National University, South Korea

감자박사 임영석 교수 강원대학교 의생명과학대학 학장

Dean and Prof. Youngseok Lim, College of Biomedical Sciences, Kangwon National University, Korea

Dean & Prof. Youngseok (Haktae) Lim Ph.D.

Department of Bio-health Technology, College of Biomedical Sciences,

Kangwon National University, South Korea.

potatoschool@kangwon.ac.kr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzzRkVBtQ_w

Golden King (lovegold valley in USA) Variety

Major Research Areas

1. Potato breeding & variety development

2. In vitro potato seed technology & smart seed farming

3. Evaluation of bioactivity of functional compounds in potatoes

4. Cosmetics, healthy foods, and phamaceuticals using color potatoes

5. Hemp breeding and in vitro multiplications

6. SMART farm system for hemp & other medicinal plants

Publications in Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?hl=en&user=GtRNfhQAAAAJ

1. Major Career Profile

- Dean of College of Biomedical Sciences, Kangwon National University since 2021

- Head of Dept. of Bio-health Technology, College of Biomedical Sciences, Kangwon National University since 2019

- Director, KPGR (Korea Potato Genetic Resources Bank) since 1999

- Co-founder & Director of Valley Food Tec. LLC, USA since 2019

- Chairman of Graduate School, Dept. Bio-health Convergence, Kangwon National University since 2019

- Chairman of Bio-Pharmaceutical Engineering Program, Kangwon National University since 2020

- Founder and Chairman of World Potato & Food Foundation (2013-2017)
- Vice chairman of the University Senate at Kangwon National University
(2012-2014)
- Chairman of the Biotech. Div. for ARPC, Ministry of Agriculture of Korea (2001-2004)
- Director of the National Potato Project, Ministry of Agriculture of Korea (2006-2008)
- Invited scholar at Uppsala University, Sweden (1994-1995)
- CEO of Potato valley co., Ltd (2001-2010)
- CEO of HitechAgro Co., Ltd in Kirgizstan (2008-2010)

- President of Faculty Society of College of Biomedical Sciences, Kangwon National University since 2019

- Council member of Kangwon National University since 2019

2. Educational Background

- BS in Horticulture at Kangwon National University, South Korea
(1980-1984)

- MS in Plant Cell Technology at Slippery Rock Uni. of Pennsylvania, USA
(1985-1987)

- Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Genetics at Pennsylvania State University, USA
(1987-1990)

3. Major Awards

- Outstanding Biologist award in Pennsylvania, USA (1987)
- Outstanding Scientific Paper Award by Korea plant biotechnology society (2003)

- Korea President Award by President No Mu-hyun for the colored potato breeding (2005)

- Technology Innovation Award for the anti-obesity patent of bora valley potato (2006)

- Gold Medal of potato variety contest at Internation potato exhibition in Russia (2007)
- Special Award at the Korea Plant Variety Exhibition by Ministry of Agriculture (2008)
- Innovation leader of Korea in 2013, the Division of Agriculture (2013)
- Korea People's Grand Award in the division of NGO (2014)
- Best 10 Alumni of 70 years of Kangwon National University (2017)
-The 14th Dongkok Award (Education and Research Division) (2019)

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