The National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) said it appointed Ko Sung-gyu, a professor at the Kyunghee University College of Korean Medicine, as president of the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) at its 240th special board meeting held on the 8th.
New president Ko Sung-gyu earned a bachelor's degree in Korean medicine in 1991, a master's degree in Korean medicine in 1993, and a doctorate in Korean medicine in 1998 from Kyunghee University, and a medical doctorate in 2009 from Seoul National University. After joining Kyunghee University in 2005, Ko served as dean of the College of Korean Medicine and in other roles, and also served as vice president of the Korean Medical Association of Korean Medicine, chair of the Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF), and advisor to the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning.
Ko Sung-gyu received a letter of appointment from Chair Kim Young-sik on the 8th and will begin a three-year term on the 9th.