 In 1932, Suksin Lee was the first Korean to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry for his thesis, "A Study on the Eating Habits of Koreans", presented to Kyoto Imperial University on the nutrition and metabolism of prisoners in Korea.Among his advisers at the time was Professor Sato of Keijo Imperial University.He was then appointed full-time professor of biochemistry in 1933 at Severance, the first Korean to hold such a position.