Regular biography
Professor Park, YongKeun is a Professor in the Department of Physics at KAIST. His research focuses on Biomedical Optics, with an emphasis on developing novel optical methods for imaging biological and medical samples, understanding disease mechanisms, and diagnosing and treating diseases. His work is conducted at the intersection of technology development, basic biological studies, and clinical applications. He is affiliated with the Department of Physics and the KAIST Institute (KI).
Scholar-generated biography
YongKeun (Paul) Park is a Professor of Physics at KAIST, specializing in Holotomography, Quantitative Phase Imaging, Wavefront shaping, and Biophotonics. His research focuses on developing advanced optical imaging techniques to study biological systems, particularly red blood cells and their interactions with pathogens like Plasmodium falciparum. His work includes quantitative phase imaging for analyzing cell mechanics, membrane dynamics, and metabolic changes, as well as wavefront shaping for high-resolution 3D imaging and diffraction tomography. Park's contributions span both fundamental research and biomedical applications, with an emphasis on improving diagnostic tools through optical diffraction and holographic methods.