Professor Seong-beom Lee graduated from the College of Medicine at the Catholic University of Korea in 1991 and obtained his board certification as a specialist in Surgical Pathology in 1996. He worked as a researcher at the Department of Life Sciences at POSTECH from 1996 to 1999 and received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of the Catholic University of Korea in 2000. Afterward, he served as a researcher at the Department of Biology at the University of Notre Dame in the United States from 2003 to 2005. He has been working at the Department of Pathology at the Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine since 1996. Professor Lee's main research interests focus on the cell invasion mechanism and  the mechanism of phagosome maturation inhibition of Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of Hansen's disease. Additionally, Professor Lee provides mobile medical services for patients with Hansen's disease. He was awarded the "Teacher of the Year" award in Korea in 2013.

Professor Mi-La Cho of the Department of Pathology is a leading figure in translational research, bridging the gap between basic science and clinical practice. Her research focuses on elucidating the pathogenesis of intractable immune diseases and developing innovative therapeutic solutions.
To overcome the limitations of conventional animal models, Professor Cho has established the world’s first preclinical models transplanted with patient-derived immune cells and tissues, which faithfully reflect the clinical characteristics of human patients. Utilizing these models, she conducts translational studies to precisely analyze complex pathogenic mechanisms and develop treatments with high clinical applicability.
Currently, her research is centered on a next-generation approach mitochondrial transplantation technology to develop pathogen-selective immunomodulatory therapies for autoimmune and transplant-related diseases.