I am a pre-doctoral trainee exploring neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis. In my previous role at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), I worked as a junior researcher, generating a novel transgenic zebrafish (
Danio rerio) of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's diseases with a new QF-based binary system and investigating pathological features.
I earned a B.S. and M.S. in Life Science from Hanyang University, Seoul. During my master's course, I studied the novel function of
Drosophila immune cells under hypoxic conditions, conducting numerous molecular, genetic, chemical, and physiological experiments. Moreover, I am passionate about education and volunteering; therefore, I worked as a teaching assistant and instructor at the university and local community, giving someone in need a hand.
Due to prolonged aging and contemporary complex external and internal factors, the rate of people suffering from neurological disorders has increased worldwide, including mental disorders or neurodegenerative diseases. However, the exact and novel clinical treatments, medications, or mechanisms are still unknown, requiring many more studies.
In particular, I am interested in better understanding molecular and physiological mechanisms in neurological diseases with interorgan communication and finding therapeutic targets.
After graduating from the Ph.D. program, I plan to continue my line of research. I would love to transition to a position at a medical institute as a biomedical researcher to run clinical trials on patients with neurological disorders. Ultimately, I want to work alongside medical Doctors and clinicians to uncover and develop treatments for neurological diseases.
Out of labs, I enjoy playing the piano, drawing, or reading books. Sometimes, I like going to K-POP concerts.
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