▲ Professor Jongho Lee of Seoul National University’s ECE Department selected as an ISMRM Fellow

Seoul National University’s College of Engineering announced that Professor Jongho Lee was selected as a Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) at the society’s 2026 annual meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa, during the third week of May.

ISMRM is the world’s leading academic society in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with more than 8,500 experts worldwide. Each year, only approximately the top 0.2% of members with outstanding research achievements are selected as Fellows. With this appointment, Prof. Lee became the only currently active Korean biomedical engineer to hold ISMRM Fellow status, further elevating the global standing of Korean biomedical engineering.

After graduating from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University, Prof. Lee earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Standford University. He subsequently worked as a researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and as a professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania before joining Seoul National University in 2014. Since then, he has established himself as a globally recognized scholar through pioneering research in the field of brain microstructure imaging. His research team is currently collaborating with leading international institutions, including Harvard Medical School, Max Planck Society, and Jülich Research Centre, to develop next-generation imaging technologies.

Prof. Lee’s work has also gained recognition for its real-world impact in clinical medicine and industry. A Parkinson’s disease diagnostic solution developed by his team is currently being used in major Korean tertiary hospitals, including Seoul National University Hospital, Samsung Medical Center, and Severance Hospital. In addition, AIRS Medical, a medical AI startup founded by his former students, has expanded its MRI image reconstruction technology SwiftMR to more than 1,500 hospitals across over 40 countries. The company’s valuation has recently risen rapidly, bringing it close to unicorn status.

Prof. Lee commented, “I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my students, who have devoted themselves tirelessly to research over the years, and to my family, who has always been my strongest support. I will continue to dedicate myself to advancing medical imaging technologies that can provide meaningful benefits to patients and to mentoring the next generation of researchers.”

[Contact]

Professor Jongho Lee, Laboratory for Imaging Science and Technology (LIST), Department of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University / 02-880-7310 / jonghoyi@snu.ac.kr

Source: https://ece.snu.ac.kr/ece/news?md=v&bbsidx=57768

Translated by: Changhoon Kang, English Editor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, changhoon27@snu.ac.kr