Sean Lee

Bum Seok “Sean” Lee, from Seoul, South Korea, is pursuing an MD at Stanford School of Medicine. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology. Sean strives to improve patients’ lives by translating discoveries in genetics, glycobiology, and immunotherapy into safer and more effective cancer treatments. As an undergraduate, he conducted cancer research at the Johns Hopkins Ludwig Center under the mentorship of Drs. Suman Paul, Nicolas Wyhs, Bert Vogelstein, and Kenneth Kinzler. Sean’s contributions have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature and eLife. Beyond the sciences, Sean is passionate about mentoring youth, and he led efforts to create unique educational opportunities for Baltimore high school students. Sean is an American Association for Cancer Research Undergraduate Scholar.