Professor

Professor, Lab of Biochip Technology

Yonsei University

Position

• 2026–Present: Research Fellow, The University of Tokyo

• 2026–Present: Adjunct Professor, Chulalongkorn University

• 2024–Present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Convergence Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

• 2021–Present: CEO, TheDabom Co., Ltd., a company specializing in artificial exosomes

• 2004–Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University

Education

• 1998-2001: PhD in Physical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge

• 1993-1995: MSc in Biotechnology, KAIST

• 1988-1993: BSc in Biotechnology, KAIST

Career

• 2026: Member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea

• 2026: Senior Vice President, Korean Society for Convergence Bio

• 2025: Board Member, Green Bio Science & Technology Council

• 2025: President, Korean BioChip Society

• 2024: Senior Vice President, Korean BioChip Society

• 2022: President, Korean Society for Exosomes (formerly Korean Society for Extracellular Vesicles)

• 2021: Faculty Founder and CEO, TheDabom Co., Ltd. (www.thedabom.com)

• 2021–2022: Vice President, Korean BioChip Society

• 2012–2020: 

• Auditor: The Korean BioChip Society

• Chair: External Relations Committee, Bio-MEMS Division Committee, Healthcare Division Committee, Academic & Education Committee 

• Board Member: Nano-Convergence Division, The Korean BioChip Society

• 2016–2019: Expert Reviewer, Technology Special Listing Program, Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)

• 2014–2016: Expert Member (RB), Electronics & Information Convergence Research Center, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

• 2010–2012: Technical Advisor, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)

• Technical Advisor: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, LG Electronics Institute of Technology, SK Telecom Research Institute, Boditech Med, and other Korean biotechnology companies 

• Editorial Board Member of SCI-indexed journals in the biomedical field, including Micromachines and Biosensors

• Invited speaker and session chair at major domestic and international conferences, including MNM International Conference , KTERMS, KDDW, and APSEV

• Professional Memberships: 

• Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS)

• Korean Digestive Disease Week (KDDW) 

• The Korean Chemical Society (KCS)

• The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)

• The Korean Society of Micro/Nano Systems (KSMNS)

• Korean Society for Biomaterials (KSBM)

• Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB)

• Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB)

• Former Chair of the Academic Committee, Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (KOSES)

• 161+ international SCI(E)-indexed publications

• 137+ domestic and international patents

• 16 technology transfers

• 60+ M.S. and Ph.D. graduates supervised

Award

• 2023: Achievement Award, Korean Society for Exosomes

• 2022: Minister's Award, Ministry of Science and ICT

• 2012: Technology Award, Korean BioChip Society

• 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016: Outstanding Research Achievement Award, Yonsei University

Book

• Forgotten Organisms – Leeches, Academy Book, 1995

• Nanobiotechnology Convergence Materials and Device Technology, Yonsei University, 2007

• Microfluidics, Nanotechnology and Disease Biomarkers for Personalized Medicine Applications
  Chapter: “Microfluidic Flow Fractionation for Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells,” NOVA Science Publishers, 2013

• Biomechanical Engineering – The Convergence of Medicine and Engineering, Hanti Media, 2018

Contact

• Email: uridle7@yonsei.ac.kr

• Office: +82-2-2123-5814

• Mobile: 010-5598-5249 

• Address: A592 Engineering Building, Yonsei University 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea