Minsoo Dong
Education
MSc student in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany
EEB P3 Scholars program
Honorable mention student
Princeton University, United States
Bachelor of Agriculture in Applied Biologys
Division of Bio-resource Sciences (Valedictorian)
Kangwon National University, South Korea
Science Education Institute for the Gifted
Incheon National University, South Korea
Work Experience
Visiting scientist
Senckenberg Nature Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
Entomology research group
Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research, Germany
Research assistant (HIWI) working on μ-CT
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany
Full-funded research intern
Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan
Full-time research assistant
Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, South Korea
Sergeant: Lieutenant general's driver, cadet training instructor
Korean Military Academy, South Korea
Other Roles
• Antwiki editor (Global Ant Web Database)
• Insect species identification committee member, BRIC
• Advisory committee member, DASARI Research Institute
Publication
2026 • Nature Methods • J. Katzke, F. Hita Garcia, P. Lösel, F. Azuma, T. Faragó, L. Aibekova, A. Casadei-Ferreira, S. Gautam, A. Richter, E. Toulkeridou, S. Bremer, E. Hamann, J. Hein, J. Odar, C. Sarkar, M. Zuber, J. Boomsma, R. Feitosa, L. Schrader, G. Zhang, S. Csősz, M. Dong, O. Evangelista, G. Fischer, B. Fisher, J. Florez Fernandez, F. García, K. Gómez, D. Grasso, S. De Greef, B. Guénard, P. Hawkes, R. Johnson, R. Keller, R. Larsen, T. Linksvayer, C. Liu, A. Matte, M. Ogasawara, H. Ran, J. Rodriguez, E. Schifani, T. Schultz, J. Shik, J. Sosa-Calvo, C. Tong, L. Tozetto, S. Yoon, M. Yoshimura, J. Zhao, T. Baumbach, E. Economo, T. van de Kamp.
2025 • Asian Myrmecology • Minsoo Dong, Jonghyun Park, Geonho Cho, Evan P Economo, Benoit Guénard.
2023 • BMC Biology • G. Fiorentino, J. Lattke, A. Troya, C. Sosiak, M. Dong, P. Barden.
2023 • Bori Publishing • M. Dong, Y-K. Oak
2022 • Korean Journal of Applied Entomology • D-J. Lee, M. Dong, K-K. Kim, N-H. Ahn, B-W. Lee, Y-S. Bae.
2020 • Asian Myrmecology • M. Dong & S.K. Kim.
2020 • Beagle-School publishing (Seoul, South Korea)
2019 • The Yangpyeang Insectarium (Yang-Pyeang, South Korea) • M.G. Baek, T.W. Kang, S.J. Kwon, M.C. Kim, S.K. Kim, W.K. Kim, Y.H. Kim, T.W. Kim, M. Dong, S.W. Park, Y.C. Jeon, K.S. Jeong, J.C. Jeong, D.S. Choi.
2017 • Nature&Ecology (Seoul, South Korea) • M. Dong.
Award and Honor
The Second place in the student competition
KYE session, Entomological Society of America
The Best Graduate Student (Valedictorian)
Director of the Rural Development Administration
The Best Poster Presentation Award
Korean Journal of Applied Entomology
The Best Insect Photography Award
Korean Journal of Applied Entomology
Talent Award of Korea
Deputy Prime Minister of Korea
The Best Poster Presentation Award
The Entomological Society of Korea
Oral Presentation
The Ant Waist: From Structure to Function
Morphology Meeting, Kiel, Germany
Evolution of Ant Waist Morphology: From Locomotion to Morphology
Entomological Society of Korea, Korea
Morphological comparison of the monotypic ant genera Dacatria and Proatta with a brief ecological note of Dacatria templaris
Entomological Society of America, United States
Current status of fossil ants in Korea
Korean Society of Applied Entomology
Importance of studying ant male genitalia in the taxonomical perspective
Entomological Society of Korea
Media Coverage
Science Dream
Interview on the Impact of Invasive Ant Species
YTN Scince
Interview on the Book (The Ants of Korea) and Ant Research Experience