About

Bio myself

I received my M.S. in Bio-Medical Engineering at Immunology laboratory and my Ph.D in  Human Genetics at Neurobiology laboratory from Korea University. I received my B.A and B.S. in Psychology and Life Science from Korea University. I was a faculty as a research professor in Department of Anatomy, Medical School of Korea University before starting my journey abroad the United States in 2010. I was further trained and worked at National Eye Institute of National Institute of Health, Nano-Medicine and Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University and Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University. I studied autoimmune diseases and immune tolerance, and brain anatomy and developing brain focusing on protein molecules, CD1d (Non-classical MHC) and Protocadherins (Non-clustered) during my M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Since 2010, I have been in the field of retina, especially photoreceptor synapse development and retina degeneration. I had worked as a scientist and project manager at Research & Development and early manufacturing development of Biotech companies for the last 4 years . I recently began studying Nursing at MiraCosta College in spring 2024. I do not know what is my next journey in my life, stepping on this nursing program. Previously, I worked as a volunteer counsellor at Chun-Chon Welfare Center, Youth Center, Psychology Student Association and Disabled clubs during my undergraduate and graduate. It was not easy for me to have two different career pathways of clinical psychology and basic science. I chose free programs that provided full scholorship and stipend supports. That was totally good for me to learn New and have experiences as a scientist. I have enjoyed my learning so far, but I hope to do something else and help more others if I have chances. I have broad interests from eating and health, illness, near-death, human history, literature, biology, genetics, nature, gardening, crochet, new learning, any kinds of data and etc. I LOVE my family above anything, and SIMPLE and SLOW life. April 2024

Professional Services

Editorial Service

• Guest issue editor, Life, a MPDI journal, Ophthalmologic Diseases: From Molecules and Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutics, with contact editor, Kyla Chen Oct 28 2025 to June 30 2027
• Editorial Board, Annals of Eye Science, May 2025 to Dec 2026
• Review editor, Springer Nature, 2024-current
• Guest issue editor, Life, a MPDI journal, Retinal diseases: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutics, with contact editors, Summer Cao and Kyla Chen Oct 16 2023 to June 30 2025
• Review editor, Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2024
• Review editor, Editorial board member, Methods and Model Organisms, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Aug 22, 2023
• Editorial board member, International Journal of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Feb 25 2023 to Feb 27 2025
• Review editor, Current Molecular Medicine, 2019-current
• Review editor, Current Nanoscience, 2019-current
• Review editor, Current Eye Research, 2019-current
• Editorial board member, Macrophage, 2015
• Paper review collaboration of the Journal of Neuroscience with Dr. Anand Swaroop, 2014

 Community Service

• President, San Diego Chapter, Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWiSE), 2026-2027
• Data coordinator and analyst, mpstruc, 2025-present
• Vice-president, San Diego Chapter, Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWiSE), 2024-2026
• Organizing Committee Member of Annual Bioscience and Engineering Symposium (ABES), National Institutes of Health, 2014-2015
• Office of Scientific Affairs, Board Member of National Institutes of Health -Korean Scientists Association (KSA), 2014-2015
• Organizing Committee Member, 2014 symposium of Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWiSE)- National Institutes of Health, 2014
• Poster judge at the National Institutes of Health-Graduate Students Research Symposium, 2014 
• Poster judge at the National Institutes of Health-Postbac Research Poster Day, 2012

LinkedIn

YouTubes

Gene Therapy Development in Ocular Diseases, KOSEN Bridge Forum (Advanced Bio), Sep 15 (Sep 14, US)

Github

gungil07/run/

Blogs

김수영의 한국과 미국, 중증장애인 복립생활연대, Independent for the Disabled

BunnyPals

Books

Returning to Origins-paperbook