Professor
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Ho-Wook Jun is a Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Jun received Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Rice University in 2004. From 2004-2006, he was the Peter and Ruth Nicholas Postdoctoral Fellow at the Richard Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology and in the Department of Chemistry at Rice University. Dr. Jun is a Co-Founder and a Chief Scientific Officer of Endomimetics, LLC. Dr. Jun’s research topics focus on understanding the essential principles of nanostructured biomaterials and their applications for medical devices and therapeutics. He has received numerous awards including Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA), Early Career Award from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, Innovation Award from the American Diabetes Association, CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship.