Principal Investigator

Sekyu Choi, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Life Sciences, POSTECH

PI, Lab of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
E-mail: sekyuchoi@postech.ac.kr
ORCID:0000-0003-2928-0942

Dr. Choi’s research interests include identifying adult stem cells in diverse tissues, comprehending their regulatory mechanisms, figuring out how these mechanisms are utilized in diseases, and studying how to manipulate important players for regenerative medicine.

Education
2007-2014 Dept. of Biological Sciences, KAIST (PhD)
2001-2007 Dept. of Life Sciences (Summa Cum Laude), Sogang University (BS)
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2021-current Assistant Professor, Dept. of Life Sciences, POSTECH 
2022-current Joint appointment, Medical Science and Engineering, POSTECH
2022-current Adjunct Professor (I-BIO, POSTECH; I_CREATE, Yonsei University)
 
2021 Research Associate, Dept. of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology/HSCI, Harvard University (MA, USA)
2016-2021 Postdoctoral fellow (Advisor: Prof. YC Hsu). Dept. of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology/HSCI, Harvard University
2014-2016 Postdoctoral fellow (Advisor: Prof. J Chung), IMBG, Seoul National University
Awards and Fellowships
2023 POSCO TJ PARK FOUNDATION SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP
Activities
2025.10 Committee of ‘Stem Cell Education Symposium’ in 2025 KSSCR
2025.5 Co-organizer of ‘Protein folding, aggregation, and homeostasis‘ session in 2025 FAOBMB
2025.1 Organizer of ‘Cellular Reprogramming‘ session in 2025 KSSCR
2024-current BMC Biology Editorial Board, Molecules and Cells Editorial Board
2022-current International Journal of Stem Cells Editorial Board, PLOS Editorial Board, JBC Reviewer Board, BMB Reports Editor
2021-current Member (International Society for Stem Cell Research)
2024 Academic Affairs Committee/Winter Conference Committee (KSMCB), Academic Committee/Reward Committee (KSSCR)
2023 Winter Conference (Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology), Information Committee/Winter Conference (Korean Society for Stem Cell Research)
2023-current Member (Korean Society For Gerontology), (Organoid Society)
2022 Planning Committee Secretary (Korean Society for Stem Cell Research), News Manager (Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
2021-current Member (International Society for Stem Cell Research)
2020-2021 Science Committee Chair (New England Bioscience Society, Boston, MA, USA)엄