PARK JEONG CHAN

Dr. Jeong Chan Park is a biomedical nanotechnology researcher specializing in multifunctional nanomaterials, drug delivery, molecular imaging, cancer therapy, and AI-assisted drug discovery. He earned his Ph.D. from Kyungpook National University, South Korea, and has published research in leading international journals including Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Small, Nanoscale, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. His interdisciplinary research combines nanotechnology, biomedical applications, molecular imaging, and emerging artificial intelligence technologies.

Ph.D. — Kyungpook National University, South Korea (2006–2010)

M.S. — Kyungpook National University, South Korea (2003–2005)

B.S. — Kyungpook National University, South Korea (1998–2003)

Central Asian University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Associate Professor (2025–present)

1. Teaching: Undergraduate and graduate courses in Biomedical Engineering, nanotechnology, and related biomedical sciences.
2. Research supervision: Supervising student research projects in nanomedicine, drug delivery, molecular imaging, and AI applications in medicine.

Kyungpook National University, South Korea — Academic & Research Experience

1. Teaching and research: Academic activities in biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, molecular imaging, and biomedical applications of nanomaterials.
2. Research training: Conducted research in nanomaterials, magnetic nanoparticles, molecular imaging, and biomedical applications during his M.S. and Ph.D. studies.

Park, J. C., Chun, H. Artificial Intelligence Framework for Small-Molecule Drug Discovery for Cancer Therapy. Manuscript in Preparation, in collaboration with KAIST, South Korea.

Park, J. C., Kim, C. S. & Joo, J. Nanohydrogels for Biomedical Applications: Classification, Synthesis, Therapeutic Frontiers, and the Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence. Manuscript in Preparation, in collaboration with UNIST & Dongguk University, South Korea.

Madina, O., Cha, H. J. & Park, J. C. Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery for Targeted Cancer Therapy. Manuscript in Preparation, in collaboration with POSTECH, South Korea.

Bexzod, N., Park, J. C. & Cha, H. J. Synthetic Lethality in Cancer Therapy. Manuscript in Preparation, in collaboration with POSTECH, South Korea.

Sodiqovna, I. & Park, J. C. AI in Medicine: Recent Progress, Opportunities, and Future Directions. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems (2025).

Park, J. C., Kim, D. H., Song, Y. H., Cha, H. J., Seo, J. H. Electrohydrodynamic Sprayable Amphiphilic Polysaccharides-Clasped Nanoscale Self-Assembly for In Vivo Imaging. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(35), 38899–38905 (2020).

Park, J. C., Park, T. Y., Kim, D. H., Cha, H. J. & Seo, J. H. Multifunctional Nanocomposite Clusters Enabled by Amphiphilic/Bioactive Natural Polysaccharides. Chemical Engineering Journal, 379, 122406 (2020).

Park, J. C., Kim, D. H., Park, T. Y., Cha, H. J. & Seo, J. H. Polysaccharide-Hydrophobic Nanoparticle Hybrid Nanoclusters for Enhanced Performance in Magnetic Resonance/Photoacoustic Imaging. Biomacromolecules, 20, 4150–4157 (2019).

Park, J. C., Park, J. K., Lee, G. T., Kim, D. H., Cha, H. S., Park, T. Y., Kim, M., Chang, Y., Cha, H. J. & Seo, J. H. Improved Magnetic Relaxivity via Hierarchical Surface Structure of Dysprosium-Engineered Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Ultra-High Magnetic Field. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 77, 408–415 (2019).

Park, J. C., Lee, G. T., Kim, H. K., Sung, B., Lee, Y., Kim, M., Chang, Y. & Seo, J. H. Surface Design of Eu-Doped Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Tuning the Magnetic Relaxivity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 25080–25089 (2018).

Song, Y. H., Park, J. C., Kim, C. S., Hwang, D. S., Cha, H. J. & Seo, J. H. Sucrose-Calcium Complexation for the Durable Biomass Pellet. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 23, 341–348 (2018).

Park, J. C., Kim, D. H., Kim, C. S. & Seo, J. H. R5 Peptide-Based Biosilicification Using Methyltrimethoxysilane. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 23, 11–15 (2018).

Yeo, S., Choi, H., Kim, C. S., Lee, G. T., Seo, J. H., Cha, H. J. & Park, J. C. Survival of Verwey Transition in Gadolinium-Doped Ultrasmall Magnetite Nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 9, 13976 (2017).

Kim, D. H., Park, J. C., Jeon, G. E., Kim, C. S. & Seo, J. H. Effect of the Size and Shape of Silver Nanoparticles on Bacterial Growth and Metabolism by Monitoring Optical Density and Fluorescence Intensity. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 22, 210–217 (2017).

Park, J. C., Lee, G. T. & Seo, J. H. Mannose-Functionalized Core@Shell Nanoparticles and Their Interaction with Bacteria. Journal of Materials Science, 52, 1534–1545 (2017).

Park, J. C., Lee, G. T., Kim, C. S. & Seo, J. H. Effects of Surface Charge and Ligand Type of Au Nanoparticles on Green Fluorescent Protein-Expressing Escherichia coli. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 22, 83–88 (2017).

Park, J. C., Yeo, S., Kim, M., Lee, G. T. & Seo, J. H. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Lanthanide-Doped Magnetite-Au Core@Shell Nanoparticles. Materials Letters, 181, 272–277 (2016).

Park, J. C. & Jung, M. H. Study of the Effects of High-Energy Proton Beams on Escherichia coli. Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 67, 1454–1458 (2015).

Park, J. C., Jung, M. H., Kim, M. J. & Kim, K. R. Water-Soluble Core/Shell Nanoparticles for Proton Therapy Through Particle-Induced Radiation. Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 66, 486–490 (2015).

Park, J. C., Gilbert, D. A., Liu, K., & Louie, A. Y. Microwave Enhanced Silica Encapsulation of Magnetic Nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 8449–8454 (2012).

Park, J. C., An, G. I., Park, S. I., Oh, J., Kim, H. J., Ha, Y. S., Wang, E. K., Kim, K. M., Kim, J. Y., Lee, J., Welch, M. J., & Yoo, J. Luminescence Imaging Using Radionuclides: A Potential Application in Molecular Imaging. Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 38, 321–329 (2011).

Jeong, S. Y., Hwang, M. H., Kim, J. E., Kang, S., Park, J. C., Yoo, J., Ha, J. H., Lee, S. W., Ahn, B. C. & Lee, J. Combined Cerenkov Luminescence and Nuclear Imaging of Radioiodine in the Thyroid Gland and Thyroid Cancer Cells Expressing Sodium Iodide Symporter: Initial Feasibility Study. Endocrine Journal, 58, 575–583 (2011).

Park, J. C., Yu, M. K., An, G. I., Park, S. I., Oh, J., Kim, H. J., Kim, J. H., Wang, E. K., Hong, I. H., Ha, Y. S., Choi, T. H., Jeong, K. S., Chang, Y., Welch, M. J., Jon, S. & Yoo, J. Facile Preparation of a Hybrid Nanoprobe for Triple-Modality Optical/PET/MR Imaging. Small, 6, 2863–2868 (2010).

Pandya, D. N., Kim, J. Y., Park, J. C., Lee, H., Phapale, P. B., Kwak, W., Choi, T. H., Cheon, G. J., Yoon, Y. R. & Yoo, J. Revival of TE2A; A Better Chelate for Cu(II) Ions than TETA? Chemical Communications, 46, 3517–3519 (2010).

Pandya, D. N., Kim, J. Y., Kwak, W., Park, J. C., Gawande, M. B., An, G. I., Ryu, E. K. & Yoo, J. A New Synthesis of TE2A — A Potential Bifunctional Chelator for Cu. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 44, 185–192 (2010).

Choi, J., Park, J. C., Nah, H., Woo, S., Oh, J., Kim, K. M., Cheon, G. J., Chang, Y., Yoo, J. & Cheon, J. A Hybrid Nanoparticle Probe for Dual-Modality Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47, 6259–6262 (2008).