Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor)

Group Leader of hBMS Lab
Sydney Horizon Fellow
NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow

Education

2020 Ph.D. Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Seung-Woo Cho)
2013 B. S. Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Awards and Prizes

2024 MIT Technology Review, Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Asia Pacific

2024 Australian Museum Eureka Finalist, Outstanding Early Career Researcher
2021 BRIC Hanbitsa ‘People who brought honor to Korea’
2019 Best organoid data award. 2nd Place. The 2nd Annual meeting of Korean organoid society
2019 Best Research Award. BK21 PLUS Initiative for Biological Function & Systems Symposium
2018 Best Poster award. The 1st International Annual Meeting of Korean Organoid Society
2018 Best Research Award. BK21 PLUS Initiative for Biological Function & Systems Symposium
2017 Best Poster award. Annual meeting of Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
2017 Best Poster presentation award. Annual meeting of Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
2016 Best Research Award. BK21 PLUS Initiative for Biological Function & Systems Symposium

with a focus on developing human brain organoids - laboratory models that mimic human brain physiology.

We are pioneering the development of a human brain micro-physiology system in vitro, combining brain organoids with innovative biomedical engineering tools, including 3D brain-mimetic biomaterials and organ-on-a-chip technologies.

Our goal is to generate a humanized blood-brain-inflammatory model in a dish for personalized disease modeling and therapeutic screening. I lead a team that uses cutting-edge tissue engineering and stem cell biology to create complex human brain tissue, incorporating not only neural cells but also the vasculature and immune system. This advanced, humanized brain model will enable in-depth studies of the interactions between the brain, blood vessels, and the immune system, opening new avenues for understanding brain function and developing personalized treatments.

Research Interest: Whole Brain Organogenesis, Neural Circuit, Schizophrenia Modelling

Research Interest: Human Brain Micro-physiological Platform for Virus Infection Modelling and Treatment Screening​

Research Interest: Neurodegenerative disease, Blood-brain-barrier-on-chip, Neuroinflammation

Research Interest: Mechanotransduction, Synthetic scaffold for Brain organoids

Research Interest: Neuroinflammatory system-on-chip, Alzheimer’s Disease

Research Interest: In vitro Retinal Model for Disease Modelling and Mechanism/Therapeutics Study

Research Interest: Blood-brain-barrier, functional barrier for drug development

Research Interest: Synthetic hydrogel and organogenesis, Organoid intelligence

Research Interest: Plasma application and impact on Brain organoids

Research Interest: Electrode-on-chip, Biobrain, Biofabrication (VRI/EAS scholar)

Research Interest: Drug & Nanomedicine screening, Organoid-on-chip, neuroinflammation mechanism (Dalyell scholar)

Research Interest: Drug re-purposing using human organoids

Dalyell

Dalyell

Exchange student (Korea Uni)