1. Research Area
- Stem cell technology to treat various cardiovascular diseases

2. Research Interests
- Developing and using different stem or progenitor cells for cardiovascular repair
- In vitro differentiation of pluripotent stem cells
- Combining technologies of biomaterial and stem cells for cardiac repair
- Role of angiogenesis in diabetic complications
- Functional defects of stem or progenitor cells in diabetes

3. Research Achievements
- First demonstration of successful gene therapy with VEGF-C for treating secondary lymphedema
- Role of VEGF and EPCs in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy
- First demonstration of side effects (calcification) of infarcted myocardium treated with unfractionated bone marrow cells
- Development of novel bone marrow-derived stem cells and demonstration of successful therapeutic effects in myocardial infarction