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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

Reviewer (IJSC, BMB Reports)
Conferences:
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:

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
Member, Center for 3D Organ Printing and Stem Cells (POSTECH)
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 (Submitted, 2024)
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 (Submitted, 2024)
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:
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:
KEYSTONE Symposia (STEM CELLS AND REGENERATION, New Mexico, US) (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)
Kunwoo Lee, MS

Research Associate

Education
Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioenginnering, POSTECH, MS

Research Interests:
Adult Stem Cells/Organoid Models

Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)

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
Jieun Lee

Graduate Student
(Medical Science and Engineering, MS Course)

Research Interests:
Adult Stem Cells/Regeneration/Organoid Models

Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
Conferences:

KSSCR 2024 Annual Meeting (08-29) - POSTER presenter

KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting
(08-17)

Publication:

- Regeneration (In Preparation)
Ji Yeong Lee

Lab Coordinator

Email: jy1117@postech.ac.kr


Shannon Payne Bourke, MS

Research Associate

Education
Molecular Biology, University of Aberdeen, UK

Current Research Internship

Seul-woo Kang

Undergraduate Student (Life Sciences)

Alumni

Hyeong Gyu Yang

(Program: 2024 SURF)
Jaekyung Lim (Program: 2024 SURF)
Pau Torrescusa Monteys

Undergraduate Student (2024 POSTECH Summer Program)
Universitat de Barcelona (Biotechnology)
Eunji Choi

Undergraduate Student (Program: 2024 WURF)
Seoyeon Park Undergraduate Student & Research Assistant (Life Sciences) 2023
Hyunji Yang (Program: 2023 SURF)
Chaewon Lee
Undergraduate Student (Life Sciences)
(2023-09~2023-12)
Juliette Chen
Master Student (Sorbonne University, Integrative Biology and Physiology (AGING))
Jungsoo Park (Program: 2023 SURF)
Sieun Lee (Program: Exchange student & 2022 WURF)
Dongyoon Kim Undergraduate Student (Thesis, Life Sciences)
Yeonseo Roh Undergraduate Student (Life Sciences)
Hyejin Lim (Program: 2022 SURF)
Gina Bae (Program: 2022 SURF)
Jihyeok Lee (Program: 2021 WURF)
Yurim Choi (Program: 2021 WURF)