Byung-Hoon Jeong graduated from the Department of Biology at Mokpo National University, Mokpo, South Korea, in 1990 and received an M.S. degree in biology from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea,1995. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in Biology from Kangwon National University, Chunchon, South Korea, in 2002. He served as a Research Scientist at the Ilsong Institute of Life Science (IILS) as Hallym University, Anyang, South Korea in 1995. He is currently a Section Chief of the IILS. He has served as a Member of the Editorial Board of the World Journal of Medical Genetics in 2011 and ISRN genetics in 2012. He is an Academic Manager of Neurological virus committee, the Korean Society of Virus. He is also the author or coauthor of more than 45 peer-reviewed research papers.

Genetic analysis and Pathogenic molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative disorders.