Professor Ja-Young Kwon, MD is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine) at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. She is a member of Website & Social Media Committee of American Society for Reproductive Immunology, serves as academic committee member of Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korean Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and committee chair of International Relations for Korean Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr Kwon holds a B.A and Ph.D. in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. She conducted her research in reproductive immunology as a visiting Assistant Professor under the supervision of Professor Gil Mor at the Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Reproductive Immunology Unit, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. As of 2018, she holds 5 local patents, has published over 90 peerreviewed publications and 3 text books, awarded over 10 times including ASRI travel grant award (2015). Her main areas of interest are placental immunology, preeclampsia, fetal reprogramming, and placental stem cells.
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