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Brain Sciences

Brain Sciences

Tel
+82-53-785-6102
Homepage
http://brain.dgist.ac.kr/eng/
Fax
+82-53-785-6109

Brain and BioClock Laboratory

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Research Fields
Neural Circuits
Neurobehavior
Neurodevelopment
Neurogenetics
Advisor Professor
Name : Kyungjin Kim
Degree : Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Tel : +82-53-785-6144
Mail : kyungjin@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Jihye Cho(Integrated M.S&Ph.D. Candidate)
Mail : jhcs10@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Biophysics

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Research Fields
Theoretical and Computational Proteome Biophysics and Statistical Physics
Supercomputing Modelling and Simulation of Proteins, DNA
Big-data and Complex Network Analysis of Bio-Neuro-Brain system
Advisor Professor
Name : Ik-Soo Chang
Degree : Ph.D., University of Rochester
Tel : +82-53-785-1820
Mail : iksoochang@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Jaehyung Heo(Combined Undergraduate-Graduate Program)
Mail : thunder304@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Chemical Senses

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Research Fields
Structure and Functions of The Olfactory Systems
Development of The Olfactory system
Neurodegenerative Diseases in The Olfactory System
Olfaction behavior and cognition
Advisor Professor
Name : Cheil Moon
Degree : Ph.D., Imperial College London, UK
Tel : +82-53-785-6110
Mail : cmoon@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Tammy Shim(Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : tammyshim@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Neuronal Cell Death

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Research Fields
Programmed cell death of neurons and neural stem cells during neurogenesis, neural development and neurodegeneration
Role of autophagy in brain function
Mechanisms of microglia activation and neuroinflammation
Pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Advisor Professor
Name : Seong-Woon Yu
Degree : Ph.D., Seoul National University
Tel : +82-53-785-6113
Mail : yusw@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Seongwon Choe(Ph.D. Candidate)
Mail : wcoy123@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Neuro-Metabolism

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Research Fields
Appetite control for obesity and diabetes therapies
Autophagy in hypothalamus for energy homeostasis
Brain insulin actions in neuroendocrine
Metabolomics for metabolic biomarkers and application (Neurometabolomics Research Center)
Advisor Professor
Name : Eun-Kyoung Kim
Degree : Ph.D., Seoul National University, Rep. of Korea
Tel : +82-53-785-6111
Mail : ekkim@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Seokjae Park(Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : godclover7@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Synapse Formation and Function

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Research Fields
Synapse Formation and Function
Neural Circuit Formation and Function
Social behaviours and Neural Circuits
Advisor Professor
Name : Jaewon Ko
Degree : Ph.D., KAIST
Tel : +82-53-785-6154
Mail : jaewonko@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Eun Jong Min (Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : sinda2@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Brain Signal and Synapse Research

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Research Fields
Lipidomics, ion channel regulation, and molecular mechanism of epilepsy and pain
Advisor Professor
Name : Byungchang Suh
Degree : Ph.D., POSTECH
Tel : +82-53-785-6123
Mail : bcsuh@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Cheongyu Park(Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : minidaring@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Neurobehavior and Neural Circuits

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Research Fields
Neural Circuits and behavior
Neurodevelopment
Neurogenetics
Advisor Professor
Name : Kyuhyung Kim
Degree : Ph.D., Boston University
Tel : +82-53-785-6124
Mail : khkim@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Kyeongmin Moon(Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : kmmoon92@dgist.ac.kr

Synapse Disorder Laboratory

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Research Fields
Pathogenic mechanisms of synaptic disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy
Advisor Professor
Name : Ji Won Um
Degree : Ph.D., Yonsei University
Tel : +82-53-785-6153
Mail : jiwonum@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Hyeji Jung(Ph.D. Candidate)
Mail : jhg533@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging

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Research Fields
Neurodegenerative Disease & Neuronal aging
Advisor Professor
Name : Sungbae Lee
Degree : Ph.D., KAIST
Tel : +82-53-785-6122
Mail : sblee@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : MyeongHoon Han(Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : mhhan91@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry

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Research Fields
Monoaminergic regulation of the CNS and mood/anxiety disorder
Advisor Professor
Name : Yongseok Oh
Degree : Ph.D., POSTECH
Tel : +82-53-785-6114
Mail : ysoh2040@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Jeongrak Park(Ph.D. Candidate)
Mail : jeongrak_park@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology

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Research Fields
Identification of new bacteria species which can potentially degrade plastics
Identification of genes and enzymes which can degrade plastics
Improvement of plastic degrading enzymes and identification of proteins structure
Development of plastic degrading bacteria using biotechnology
Development of microplastic absorption inhibitor in vivo
Effects of microplastics on brain-nervous system and metabolism 
Advisor Professor
Name : Sukkyoo Lee
Degree : Ph.D., Emory University, USA
Tel : +82-53-785-6611
Mail : slee2012@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience

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Research Fields
Molecular and neuronal circuit mechanisms
underlying emotional behaviors such as pain,
itch, and depression
Modulation of neuronal circuits by glia
Advisor Professor
Name : Hyosang Lee
Degree : Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Tel : +82-53-785-6147
Mail : hyosang22@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Jae Seung Lee(Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : abin1002@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Animal Behavior and Circadian rhythm

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Research Fields
Circadian regulation of neural circuit
Technology development for exploiting circadian cognitive functions
Expanding the way we understand animal behaviors
Advisor Professor
Name : Hankyoung Choe
Degree : Ph.D., Seoul National University
Tel : +82-53-785-6150
Mail : choehank@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Jihoon Kim(Ph.D. Candidate)
Mail : kjinn@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Protein Biophysics

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Research Fields
Protein folding, protein dynamics and conformational change of protein, computational neuroscience
Advisor Professor
Name : Wookyung Yu
Degree : Ph.D., Pusan National University
Tel : +82-53-785-6152
Mail : wkyu@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Sangho Ji(Ph.D. Candidate)
Mail : dynamicho01@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience

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Research Fields
Neural correlates involved in high-level cognition in the human brain using psychophysics, mathematical mod-eling, and brain imaging (fMRI, TMS)
Advisor Professor
Name : Hyeon-Ae Jeon
Degree : Ph.D., Seoul National University
Tel : +82-53-785-6151
Mail : jeonha@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Heedong Yoon(Ph.D Candidate)
Mail : hyoon0410@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Aging Brain

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Research Fields
Mechanisms of cellular dysfunction and cognitive decline in aging brain and neurodegenerative diseases
Modeling neurodegenerative diseases with human induced pluripotent stem cells
Advisor Professor
Name : Jinsoo Seo
Degree : Ph.D., Seoul National University
Tel : +82-53-785-6156
Mail : jsseo@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name : Jichang Yu (Integrated M.S.& Ph.D.Candidate)
Mail : cny1812@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Locomotor Neurocircuit

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Research Fields
The development and evolution of neuronal circuits regulating locomotion
Advisor Professor
Name : Myungin Baek
Degree : Ph.D., Columbia University, USA
Tel : +82-53-785-6162
Mail : bmi008@dgist.ac.kr

Neural Dynamics Laboratory

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Research Fields
Electrical and chemical neural dynamics
The role of neural circuits in reward-conditioned learning and behavior
Neural data-driven modeling
Neural engineering with the large-population neural activity
Advisor Professor
Name : Kwang Lee
Degree : Ph.D., Yonsei University, Rep. of Korea
Tel : +82-53-785-6170
Mail : klee@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Tel : +82-53-785-6180

Structural Learning and Neuromodulation Laboratory

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Research Fields
Neural correlates of inference in rodents
Demystifying cognitive flexibility at single cell resolution
Neuromodulatory role in structural learning using in vivo imaging and computational approach
Develop novel technology to label emotional state of the intact brain
Advisor Professor
Name : Jung Ho Hyun
Degree : Ph.D., Seoul National University College of Medicine, Rep. of Korea
Tel : +82-53-785-6175
Mail : jungho.hyun@dgist.ac.kr

Laboratory of Axon Regeneration and Degeneration

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Research Fields
Epigenetic mechanism of axon regeneragion and axonopathy
Developing therapeutic application for promoting axon regeneration and protecting axon degeneration
Manipulating regenerative potential of axon regeneration
Multi-omics platforms to dissect axonal injury responses
Advisor Professor
Name : Yongcheol Cho
Degree : Ph.D., Seoul National University, School of Life Sciences
Tel : +82-53-785-6190, 010-4906-9608
Mail : axon@dgist.ac.kr
Laboratory Contact
Name: Eunsoo Jang (Integrated M.S.& Ph.D. Candidate)
Mail: tmvprxj33@korea.ac.kr