Meet our Team
Principal Investigator
Sekyu Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Life Sciences, POSTECH
PI, Lab of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
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.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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
Member, Center for 3D Organ Printing and Stem Cells (POSTECH)
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.
Graduate Student
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 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)
Conferences:
ICGSK 2023 Annual Meeting -
Poster Presenter (10-19)
KSCC 2023 Symposium
(10-18)
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting
(08-17)
Publication:
Chaeryeong Lim
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests: Adult Stem Cells/Aging
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Single Cell Atlas of Immune Diseases (NRF)
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
ORCID:
0009-0002-0253-2863
Conferences:
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
Graduate Student
(Life Sciences, MS/PhD Course)
Research Interests:
Skin Stem Cells/Regeneration/Single Cell Atlas
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Single Cell Atlas of Immune Diseases (NRF)
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
ORCID:
0000-0002-0273-7677
Conferences:
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.
Hansaem Jang
PhD Candidate (Life Sciences)
Research Interests:
Skin Biology/Stem Cell Niches/Aging
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Single Cell Atlas of Immune Diseases (NRF)
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/Aging
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Single Cell Atlas of Immune Diseases (NRF)
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
Kunwoo Lee
Graduate Student
(Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioenginnering, MS Course)
Research Interests:
Adult Stem Cells/Organoid Models
Member, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Member, Center for 3D Organ Printing and Stem Cells (POSTECH)
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
Member, Center for 3D Organ Printing and Stem Cells (POSTECH)
Basic Research Laboratory (NRF)
Conferences:
KSSCR 2023 Annual Meeting
(08-17)
Publication:
- Intestinal Organoid as a Research Platform for the Virus-host Interaction. J Bacteriol Virol. 2023.
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