Seung-Yong Seong

The native form of this personal name is Seong Seung-Yong. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Korean name, the family name is Seong.
Seung-Yong Seong
Born1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[1]
NationalitySouth Korean
Academic background
Alma materSeoul National University
Academic work
InstitutionsSeoul National University
Korean name
Hangul
성승용
Hanja
成承鏞[1]
Revised RomanizationSeong Seung-yong
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Sŭng'yong

Seung-Yong Seong (born c. 1965) is a South Korean immunologist and microbiologist known for his study of innate immune system response and his development of the damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) model of immune response initiation in collaboration with Polly Matzinger.[2] Seong is also known for his research on the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi and his research on immunological adjuvant when he was a student.[3][4] Since 2013 he has served as Director of the Wide River Institute of Immunology – Seoul National University in conjunction with his Professor position in the Microbiology and Immunology department of Seoul National University College of Medicine.[5] In 2012, he became Editor in Chief of the World Journal of Immunology.[6]

  1. ^ a b "성승용교수, 인체 면역 새이론 '네이처…'誌에 게재". The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ Seong, Seung-Yong; Matzinger, Polly (2004). "Opinion: Hydrophobicity: an ancient damage-associated molecular pattern that initiates innate immune responses". Nature Reviews Immunology. 4 (6): 469–478. doi:10.1038/nri1372. ISSN 1474-1741. PMID 15173835. S2CID 13336660.
  3. ^ Seong, Seung-Yong; Choi, Myung-Sik; Kim, Ik-Sang (2001). "Orientia tsutsugamushi infection:overview and immune responses". Microbes and Infection. 3 (1): 11–21. doi:10.1016/s1286-4579(00)01352-6. PMID 11226850.
  4. ^ Seong, Seung-Yong; Cho, Nam-Hyuk; Kwon, Ick Chan; Jeong, Seo Young (1999-07-01). "Protective Immunity of Microsphere-Based Mucosal Vaccines against Lethal Intranasal Challenge with Streptococcus pneumoniae". Infection and Immunity. 67 (7): 3587–3592. doi:10.1128/iai.67.7.3587-3592.1999. ISSN 0019-9567. PMC 116548. PMID 10377143.
  5. ^ 서울대학교의과대학. "Seoul National University College of Medicine". en.medicine.snu.ac.kr. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  6. ^ "Editorial Board Members". World Journal of Immunology – via Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.