ia ▁ts uts ug am ush i ▁and ▁his ▁research ▁on ▁imm un ological ▁adj uv ant ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁student . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁W ide ▁River ▁Institute ▁of ▁Im mun ology ▁– ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁his ▁Professor ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Micro bi ology ▁and ▁Im mun ology ▁department ▁of ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁Editor ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Journal ▁of ▁Im mun ology . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Se ong ▁earned ▁his ▁medical ▁degree ▁( M . D .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁from ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁M . D ., ▁Se ong ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁in ▁both ▁Im mun ology ▁and ▁Micro bi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 - 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Doctor ▁for ▁Public ▁Health ▁in ▁the ▁Bi omed ical ▁Research ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Korea ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology . ▁While ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Korea ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁Se ong ' s ▁research ▁focused ▁on ▁imm un olog ic ▁study ▁of ▁m uc os al ▁memb ran es ▁and ▁developing ▁a ▁v acc ine ▁against ▁Stre pt oc oc cus ▁p neum onia e , ▁a