• Research on animal disease diagnostics and vaccine development

• Research on the pathogenesis and immunity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus

• Research on the characteristics of porcine macrophages and immune cells

• Research on the development of antiviral therapeutics

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (Virology)

• PhD : College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University

• MS : College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University

• BSc : College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University

• Professor. October 2009 – present
Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology,
College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Korea

• Director, Korea Research Institute for Veterinary Biologics. April 2020- present

• Director and Department Head, Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Jeonbuk National University. April 2015- present

• Editor-in-chief and General editor, The Korean Society of Veterinary Service. January 2016-December 2020

• Vice-president, The Korean Society for PRRS research. March 2013-present

• Assistant Professor. February 2007 – October 2009.
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine,
College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

• Research Assistant. August 2002 – January 2007.
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine,
College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

• Veterinary Researcher. July 2000 – July 2002.
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service

• S-C Kim, H-J Kim, SC Kang, A Rasool, J-H Ryu, J-M Lee, W-I Kim. 2025. The role of immune checkpoint molecules in PRRSV-2-induced immune modulation: insights from comparative in vivo evaluation including NADC34-like PRRSV. Journal of Virology, 02298-24

• B Lim, S-C Kim, H-J Kim, J-H Kim, Y-J Seo, C Lim , Y Park , S Sheet, D Kim, D-H Lim, K Park, K-T Lee, W-I Kim, J-M Kim. 2025. Single-cell transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage during PRRSV infection with different virulence. Nature Communications, 28;16(1):1112

• C-G Jeong, S-C Kim, S Lee, H-J Kim, S Mattoo, S Nazki, A Khatun, G-E Shin, M-S Yang, H-Y Jeoung, K-K Lee, J-K Oem, S-My Lee, B Kim, G Won, and W-I Kim. 2024. Pathogenic Characteristics of Five Different Lineage of Korean PRRSV-2 Isolates (NADC30-Like, VR2332-Like, LKA, LKB, and LKC). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1618472

• S-C Kim, T Lee, E-J Na, S-H Moon, H-J Kim, C-G Jeong, Y K Choi, Y Oh, C-Y Lee, J-K Oem , W-I Kim, and H-S Cho. 2024. Major Shift of Influenza A Virus of Swine (IAV-S) by Human-to-Swine Spillover of the 2009 Pandemic Virus in Korea. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 6366170

• S-C Kim, H-J Kim, S-H Moon, H-S Cho and W-I Kim. 2023. First Identification and Genomic Characterization of NADC34-Like PRRSV Strains Isolated from MLV-Vaccinated Pigs in Korea. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 9995433

• B Lim, S Kim, K‑S Lim, C‑G Jeong, S‑C Kim, S‑M Lee, C‑K Park, M F W te Pas, H Gho, T‑H Kim, K‑T Lee, W‑I Kim and J‑M Kim. 2020. Integrated time-serial transcriptome networks reveal common innate and tissue-specific adaptive immune responses to PRRSV infection. Veterinary Research, 51:128

• S Nazki, A Khatun, C‑G Jeong, S Mattoo, S Gu, S‑I Lee, S‑C Kim, J‑H Park, M‑S Yang, B Kim, C‑K Park, S‑M Lee and W‑I Kim. 2020. Evaluation of local and systemic immune responses in pigs experimentally challenged with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Veterinary Research, 51:66

• A Khatun, S Nazki, C‑G Jeong, S Gu, S Mattoo, S‑I Lee, M‑S Yang, B Lim, K‑S Kim, B Kim, K‑T Lee, C‑K Park, S‑M Lee and W‑I Kim. 2020. Effect of polymorphisms in porcine guanylate-binding proteins on host resistance to PRRSV infection in experimentally challenged pig. Veterinary Research, 51:14