Hyun-soon Chong

Hyun-soon Chong is a Professor of Chemistry at the Lewis College of Science and Letters, Illinois Institute of Technology. The Chong group focuses on interdisciplinary research spanning organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and nuclear medicine to develop targeted therapeutics for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

• Education: B.S. from Kyung Hee University, Ph.D. from the University of North Texas

Research interests include:

• Organic synthesis using aziridinium ions
• Development of bifunctional chelators for radiotherapy/imaging
• Bioconjugate chemistry for antibody-drug conjugates
• Targeted cancer therapies and diagnostics
• Nuclear medicine applications with isotopes like Cu-64, Y-90, and Lu-177

Key publication trends show expertise in chelation chemistry, bioconjugation, and radiopharmaceutical development. The group has advanced aziridinium ion-based methodologies and created novel agents with preclinical efficacy.

Labs/teams: The Chong group specializes in synthetic strategies for enantiomerically enriched molecules and biomedical chelators.

Contact: chong@illinoistech.edu