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Man Bock Gu

Dr. Man Bock Gu is a professor of the College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology at Korea University, Seoul, Rep of Korea since 2005. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA in 1994 and completed his postdoctoral studies in Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, USA in 1995, where he worked on the bioluminescent bacterial biosensors with Robert LaRossa at DuPont Central Research & Development.  He had been a PI of the National Research Lab (NRL) on Biosensors while he was a professor at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Rep. of Korea, from 1996 to 2005.  

Prof. Gu has received a few fellowships and awards including an Alexander von Humboldt research fellowship, both Young Investigator Award and DamYeon Academic Award from the Korean Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and Prime Minister’s Commendation and Citation Ribbon for Research from Ministry of Science and Technology in Korea.  He has edited a few books, authored many book chapters, hold numerous patents, and published more than 130 peer-reviewed papers.  His current research interests include cells, aptamers, and/or enzymes with nanocomposites and microbeads for biosensing, imaging, and other applications. 

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