Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
Interests
Timeline
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Seyeon Beack

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Participant

Oxford Strategy Group
02.2026 - Current
  • Participating in the OSG Case Challenge with A Rocha as the client

Participant

Qube Research & Technologies
10.2025 - Current
  • Directing team portfolio management within my team at the QRT trading academy programme, overseeing strategic investment decisions and analysing potential risks

Making a Difference Program Consultant

Careers Service, University of Oxford
01.2026 - 02.2026
  • Consulting for Peeple, an Oxford-based NGO that supports parents and carers to improve young children's development by encouraging learning through daily play, conversation, and reading.

Research Assistant Intern

Yonsei University
12.2025 - 01.2026
  • Assisted in researching liver organoids at Yonsei University Medical College, at Professor Jin Yunhee's Therapeutic Stem Cell Laboratory
  • Assisted a master’s researcher in studying liver cells impacted by biliary atresia.
  • Aided in comparing healthy livers with those likely to require transplants in the future.
  • Assisted with various cell culture techniques including cell preparation and banking, passaging and quantitative analysis using RT-qPCR.
  • Helped with quantitative analysis of organoids, counting and measuring organoid shape and size per well.
  • Performed mouse handling and basic light microscopy techniques.
  • Participated in confocal laser scanning microscopy and organ preparation.

President & Founder of SOS Society

Korea International Institute
09.2023 - 04.2025

Founded SOS (Social Service Society) in Kii to connect students with local community.

Encouraged participation in social service planning events to raise charity funds through activities like scarf knitting, cookie baking, doll making, and Han River garbage runs.
Facilitated growth of society to engage over half of the entire school by 2025.

Fundraised by actively advertising on local newspaper and on the KII blog.

Student Mentor

Korea International Institute
01.2022 - 01.2025
  • Motivated learning for several peers and lower-year students Biology, Chemistry and Maths by employing innovative biology games to enhance understanding of complex mechanisms.
  • KII approved mentors based on academic performance, communication skills, and responsibilities.

Year Representative

Korea International Institute
09.2023 - 09.2024
  • Assisted in gathering peer opinions regarding class quality and school facilities and settling disputes.
  • Facilitated communication between classmates, teachers, and student council members.
  • Participated in bi-weekly meetings with other year presidents to organise monthly events for all year groups.

Student Council Event Planner

Korea International Institute
09.2023 - 04.2024
  • Elected event planner for the student council in the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • Planned school events and social gatherings like Lunar New Year event, Christmas event, school president election, sports day, band concert etc.
  • Supervised fund allocation from school resources and parental donations, mastering efficient resource distribution over six months.

Education

Integrated Masters - Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular)

University of Oxford
Oxford, England
2025 - 2029

A-Levels - Math, Further Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry

Korea International Institute
Seoul, South Korea
2021 - 2025

Skills

  • Team portfolio management
  • Cell culture techniques (banking, passaging, prep, RT-qPCR, microscopy, organoid manipulation etc)
  • Data analysis (excel, matlab, python)
  • Event planning
  • Budgeting & Fundraising
  • Communication

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
Korean
Proficient
C2
Chinese (Mandarin)
Intermediate
B1

Certification

  • 2023 AMC 10 Distinction
  • 2024 iBO Gold
  • 2024 SMC Gold & Best of School
  • 2024 AMC 12 Distinction
  • 2025 UKChO R1 Gold
  • 2025 BBO Gold
  • Contribution to School Award @KII
  • Outstanding Biology Award @KII

Interests

  • Baking and Cooking
  • Playing the flute and piano
  • Playing poker with friends

Timeline

Participant

Oxford Strategy Group
02.2026 - Current

Making a Difference Program Consultant

Careers Service, University of Oxford
01.2026 - 02.2026

Research Assistant Intern

Yonsei University
12.2025 - 01.2026

Participant

Qube Research & Technologies
10.2025 - Current

President & Founder of SOS Society

Korea International Institute
09.2023 - 04.2025

Year Representative

Korea International Institute
09.2023 - 09.2024

Student Council Event Planner

Korea International Institute
09.2023 - 04.2024

Student Mentor

Korea International Institute
01.2022 - 01.2025

Integrated Masters - Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular)

University of Oxford
2025 - 2029

A-Levels - Math, Further Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry

Korea International Institute
2021 - 2025
Seyeon Beack