Lee Kong-joo (; born 1955) is a South Korean emeritus professor of pharmacy at

Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University () is a private women's university in Seoul founded in 1886 by Mary F. Scranton under Emperor Gojong. It was the first university founded in South Korea. Currently, Ewha is one of the world's largest female educational ins ...

previously served as President

Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea between 2017 and 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs an ...

's Advisor for Science and Technology. Lee is one of first generation female scientists who have been active in both pioneering research and representing scientists. From 1994 Lee has been teaching at her alma mater,

. In 2010 she became the dean of its graduate school. In 2007 she became a member of

Korean Academy of Science and Technology The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) is South Korea's highest academy of science and serves as an integrated think-tank for the country's science and technology. It contributes to national development by promoting science and techn ...

. Lee was previously a member of editorial board of

Molecular & Cellular Proteomics ''Molecular & Cellular Proteomics'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 2002 and published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It covers research on structural and functional properties of prote ...

for five years. Upon return from the United States, Lee started working as a senior researcher at

Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the Republic of Korea. It is a government-funded institute responsible for providing national measurement standards and advancing m ...

, one of science research institutes in

Daedeok Innopolis Daedeok Innopolis, formerly known as Daedeok Science Town, is the research and development district in the Yuseong-gu district in Daejeon, South Korea. Daedeok Innopolis grew out of the research cluster established by President Park Chunghee i ...

from 1989 to 1994. After realising that there were only several female researchers among 200 researchers in the research cluster, she led the foundation of the Association of Woman Scientists and Engineers (KWSE). Moreover, Lee led KWSE as its vice president from 2004 and president from 2006 to 2007. She also chaired International Network of Women in Engineering and Sciences (INWES) from 2011 to 2017. She was also a member of National Science and Technology Commission from 2007 to 2009. After serving as the advisor to the President Moon for a year, she resigned from the post to return to academia. In August 2021 along with former foreign minister

Kang Kyung-wha Kang Kyung-wha (; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the first Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the ...

, Lee was appointed a distinguished professor emeritus of pharmacy at Ewha Womans University. Lee holds three degrees - a bachelor in pharmacy from

, a master's in

bioengineering Biological engineering or bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically-viable products. Biological engineering employs knowledge and expertise from a number o ...

and a doctorate in

Biophysical chemistry Biophysical chemistry is a physical science that uses the concepts of physics and physical chemistry for the study of biological systems. The most common feature of the research in this subject is to seek explanation of the various phenomena in ...

from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

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