Sungmi Park-Chouinard

About Sungmi Park-Chouinard

An experienced and enthusiastic molecular & cellular biologist with a PhD in Molecular virology-RNA biology and expertise in characterizing small molecule inhibitors in cancer cells, seeking new challenges in a collaborative and translationally focused environment. Energetic team player and leader with outstanding organization and communication skills, and a track record of successful and timely project management. My goal is to benefit patients through the development of innovative cancer therapies.• Strong record of leadership and collaboration on interdisciplinary projects working to translate high-throughput data into identification of biomarkers and drug targets with passion for assimilating computational and experimental discoveries.• Broad knowledge and experiences of genetic engineering and functional genomics approaches for cancer drug discovery, validation and biomarker identification. • Highly competent working with a bioinformatics group for algorithm development, massive genomics/transcriptomics/epigenetics data analysis and statistical analysis.• Demonstrated success in scientific research, regularly uncovering new biological discoveries and innovating novel research methods. • Team leader skilled in guiding scientific demonstrations; goes above-and-beyond to assist other scientists’ progress in their research. Organized bi-weekly journal club for last three years to encourage the translation of research into practice to improve on-going projects.• Eager to utilize expertise in RNA biology to contribute to the development of novel therapies.

Experience

1. Associate Director

   AstraZeneca

   Jun 2023 — Present · Waltham, MA, US

Education

• Pusan National University

  Bachelor's Degree, Microbiology, General

  2000 — 2005

• Pohang University of Science and Technology

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  2005 — 2011