Meet our Team
Boa Kim, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education
Biomedical Sciences, Korea Univ, PhD
Research Interests:
Adult stem cells/Organoid model/Regeneration
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Organoid Society
ORCID: 0009-0007-1449-2025
Conferences:
ISSCR 2025 Annual Meeting (Hong Kong) - Poster Presenter (6-11)
FAOBMB 2025 - Poster Presenter (05-20)
ICKSMCB 2023 Annual Meeting -
Poster Presenter (11-06)
Organoid Society 2023 Annual Meeting -
Poster Presenter (10-25)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting -
Poster Presenter (08-17)
KSSCR 2022 Annual Meeting (08-11)
Major Publications:
- Temporal control of WNT activity regulates tooth number in fish. J Dent Res.
- Distribution of galanin receptor 2b neurons and interaction with galanin in the zebrafish central nervous system. Neurosci Lett.
- Best Poster Award, The Organoid Society Annual Meeting, 2023 Oct.
Hyeonji Choi
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests:
Melanocyte Stem Cells/Gray Hairs/Ferroptosis
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Single Cell Atlas of Immune Diseases (NRF)
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
Conferences:
KSSCR Winter Conference 2025 - Poster Presenter (1-15)
KSMCB Winter Conference 2025 - Poster Presenter (1-6)
ICKSMCB 2024 Annual Meeting - Poster Presenter (10-8)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting (08-17)
ICKSMCB 2022 Annual Meeting (11-28)
Publication:
Minjun Kwak
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests:
Epithelial stem cells/Regeneration
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
ORCID: 0009-0005-1441-185X
Conferences:
ICGSK 2023 Annual Meeting -
Poster Presenter (10-19)
KSCC 2023 Symposium
(10-18)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting
(08-17)
Publication:
- Skin Regeneration (Under revision)
Chaeryeong Lim
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests: Wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
ORCID:
0009-0002-0253-2863
Conferences:
KSSCR 2024 Annual Meeting (08-29) - POSTER presenter
KSCC 2023 Symposium (10-18)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting (08-17)
KSSCR 2022 Annual Meeting (08-11)
Publication:
- Wound-Induced Hair Follicle Neogenesis as a Promising Approach for Hair Regeneration. Mol Cells. 2023
Yemin Jo
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests:
Skin Stem Cells/Regeneration
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Single Cell Atlas of Immune Diseases (NRF)
ORCID:
0000-0002-0273-7677
Conferences:
ICKSMCB 2024 Annual Meeting (10-8) - Poster Presenter
KEYSTONE Symposia (STEM CELLS AND REGENERATION, New Mexico, US) (1-22, 2024)
KSCC 2023 Symposium (10-18)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting (08-17)
Publication:
- Aging of hair follicle stem cells and their niches. BMB Rep. 2023.
- Skin Regeneration (Under revision)
Hansaem Jang
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests:
Skin Biology/Stem Cell Niches/Aging
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
ORCID:
0000-0001-7258-4795
Conferences:
KSSCR Winter Conference 2025 - Poster Presenter (1-15)
KEYSTONE Symposia (STEM CELLS AND REGENERATION, New Mexico, US) (1-22, 2024) - POSTER presenter
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting (08-17)
Publication:
- Aging of hair follicle stem cells and their niches. BMB Rep. 2023.
- Diabetic sensory neuropathy and insulin resistance are induced by loss of UCHL1 in Drosophila. Nature Commun. 2024.
Jooyoung Lim
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests: Wound Healing
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
ORCID:
0009-0009-4508-8273
Conferences:
FAOBMB 2025 Annual Meeting (05-20) - POSTER presenter
KEYSTONE Symposium (1-22, 2024)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting
(08-17)
KSSCR 2022 Annual Meeting (08-11)
Publication:
- Wound-Induced Hair Follicle Neogenesis as a Promising Approach for Hair Regeneration. Mol Cells. 2023
- Regeneration (In preparation)
Shannon Payne Bourke, MS
Research Associate
Education
Molecular Biology, University of Aberdeen, UK
Publication:
- Reprogramming (In Preparation)
Ji Yeong Lee
Lab Coordinator
Email: jy1117@postech.ac.kr
Alumni
Kunwoo Lee
Education
Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioenginnering, POSTECH, MS
Research Interests:
Adult Stem Cells/Organoid Models
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
ORCID:
0009-0001-6958-3684
Conferences:
KSMCB 2024 Winter Conference (2-5)
KSCC 2023 Symposium (10-18)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting
(08-17)
Publication:
- Diabetic sensory neuropathy and insulin resistance are induced by loss of UCHL1 in Drosophila. Nature Commun. 2024.
