Home > About us > Faculty > Jin Hyun Choi Education  1999 Ph.D., Department of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University  1994 M.S., Department of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University  1992 B.S., Department of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University Career  2007-present Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Organic Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Natural Fiber Science, Kyungpook National University  2003-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Fiber Science, Kyungpook National University  2001-2003 Full Time Lecturer, Department of Natural Fiber Science, Kyungpook National University  2000-2001 Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Research Inrerests: Biomedical Application of Natural and Synthetic Polymers  Synthesis of Polymeric Biomaterials  Polymeric Hydrogels  Tissue Engineering using Polymer Scaffolds  Drug, Cell, Protein, and Gene Delivery using Polymeric Vehicles  Synthesis of Nanoprobes for Molecular Imaging Selected Publication  Tissue-Engineeried Bone Formation with Gene Transfer and Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Minimally Invasive   Technique, Laryngoscope 2007, 117, 1267.  Different Effects of PLGA and Chitosan Scaffolds on Human Cartilage Tissue Engineering, J Cranio Surg 2007, 18,   1249.  Nasal Augmentation using Injectable Alginate and Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Rabbit, Am J Rhiol 2006, 20, 520.  Phase behavior and physical gelation of high molecular weight syndiotactic poly(vinyl alcohol) solution,   Macromolecules 2001, 34, 2964.  Preparation of antimicrobial sodium alginate with chito-oligosaccharide side chain, Journal of   Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry 2001, 39, 1810.