Seoul National Univ. DMSE

People

안철희

Ahn, Cheol-Hee

Education

1998

Ph. D : Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering.

1994

M.S : Seoul National University, Department of Fiber and Polymer Science

1992

B.S : Seoul National University, Department of Fiber and Polymer Science

Career

1998. 6 ~ 2000.

Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Assistant Researcher

1998. 6 ~ 2000.

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Post Doctral Fellow

2000. 4 ~ 2002.

University of Utah, Post Doctoral Fellow

2002. 1 ~ 2006.

Seoul National University, Assistant Professor

2006. 3 ~ 2011.

Seoul National University, Associate Professor

2009. 1 ~ 2009.

Stanford University, Visiting Professor

2014. 7 ~ 2015.

California of University, Davis, Visiting Professor

2011 ~ present

Seoul National University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor

Research Interests

1. Systemic Drug Delivery Systems for Curing Cancer
   * Carrier design : The nano-scaling of bio-compatible, bio-degradable polymers
   * Applications : Drug delivery for chemical cancer treatments and other medical2. Polymeric Gene Delivery Carrier* Carrier design : Cationic polymers with biocompatibility and biodegradability
   * Applications : Can be used as a plasmid carrier for gene therapy in diabetes and cancer patients3. Nano-Materials for Cancer Diagnosis using Real-Time Molecular Images* Near infrared imaging technology for the early diagnosis of cancer
   * Applications : Nano-materials for the early diagnosis of cancer4. Cell-Delivery System* Carrier design : Dendrimer-shaped polymer with antifouling effect
   * Applications : Surface modification for cell delivery

Selected Publications

1. Patents
   * A Gold Nano-particle Based Protease Imaging Probes and Use Thereof (KOR, 100857770) (2008)
   * Drug Delivery System Based on Interventional Injection of Temperature and pH-sensitive Injectable Hydrogel (KOR, 100071184) (2011)
[Total of 6 Korean and 4 international patents]
2. Papers
   * “Tumor-Targeting Gold Particles for Dual Computed Tomography/Optical Cancer Imaging , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 9348 (2011)
   * Development of a MRI/NIRF Activatable Multimodal Imaging Probe Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles , J. Control. Release, 155, 152 (2011)
[Total of 70 publications in SCI journals]

Lab Overview

1. Various imaging agents with organic/inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for biomedical applications
2. Biocompatible polymers for cell encapsulation
3. Technology
   1) Dendrimer synthesis
   2) Molecular imaging using nano-particles
   3) Gene/Drug carriers
   4) Anionic polymerization
4. Equipment