Yi Byeong-cheon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yi.

Yi Byeong-cheon (Hangeul: 이병천, also spelled Lee Byeong-chun), is the veterinary professor at Seoul National University[1] responsible for the ₩300 million KRW "Toppy" dog cloning program.[2] Yi is a former aide to Hwang Woo-suk, a pioneer in the field with the "Snuppy" clone, who fell from grace after his stem cell research turned out to have been fabricated.[3] Yi is "one of the world's best-known dog cloning experts."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Disgraced scientist says he cloned female dog". MSNBC/Associated Press. 1/7/2007. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16269771/. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  2. ^ Mostrous, Alexi (April 25, 2008). "Seven cloned sniffer dogs named Toppy begin training in South Korea". The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3814810.ece. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  3. ^ Kim, Hyung-Jin (25 April 2008). "Cloned sniffer dogs go on show". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/apr/25/genetics.korea. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  4. ^ Kim, So-hyun (08-08-2008). "Scandal brews over American owner of cloned puppies". The Korea Herald/Asia News Network. http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?id=707&sec=1. Retrieved 31-08-2010.