Sekyu Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Life Sciences, POSTECH
Adjunct Professor
School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (I-BIO), SCST, POSTECH
PI, Lab of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
E-mail: sekyuchoi@postech.ac.kr
Education
2007.3-2014.2 Dept. of Biological Sciences (Advisor: Prof. J Chung), KAIST (PhD)
2001.1-2007.2 Dept. of Life Sciences (Summa Cum Laude), Sogang University (BS)
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2021.8-current Assistant Professor, Dept. of Life Sciences, POSTECH (Korea)
2022.6-current Joint appointment, Medical Science and Engineering, SCST, POSTECH (Korea)
2022.3-current Adjunct Professor, I-BIO, SCST, POSTECH (Korea)
2022.3-current Adjunct Professor, I_CREATE, Yonsei University (Korea)
2021.3-2021.7 Research Associate, Dept. of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology/HSCI, Harvard University (MA, USA)
2016.3-2021.2 Postdoctoral fellow (Advisor: Prof. YC Hsu). Dept. of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology/HSCI, Harvard University (MA, USA)
2014.3-2016.2 Postdoctoral fellow (Advisor: Prof. J Chung), IMBG, Seoul National University (Korea)
Activities
2022.6-current Member (PLOS ONE editorial board)
2022.4-current Member (Center for 3D Organ Printing and Stem Cells, POSTECH)
2023.1-2023.12 Information Committee Secretary, Winter Conference Committee (KSSCR)
2022.1-2022.12 Planning Committee Secretary (KSSCR), News Manager (KSBMB)
2022.3-current PSCI Steering Committee
2021-current Member (ISSCR)
2020.8-2021.6 Science Committee Chair (NEBS)
Meet our Team
Boa Kim, PhD
2022.7-current
Postdoctoral Fellow
-Completion of a lab animal education
Education
Biomedical Sciences, Korea Univ, PhD
Interests:
Generation of hair-bearing organoid model
Chae-Ryeong Lim
2022.2-current
Graduate Student
(Life Sciences, MS/PhD Course)
- Completion of a laboratory animal education
Interests: skin biology and HFSC
Joo Young Lim
2022.2-current
Graduate Student
(Life Sciences, MS/PhD Course)
- Completion of a laboratory animal education
Interests: skin biology and HFSC
Yemin Jo
2022.2-current
Undergraduate Student (Program: URP-I, IRP, Thesis, Life Sciences)
- Completion of a laboratory animal education
Interests: Skin biology/aging/stem cells
Hansaem Jang
2022.2-current
Graduate Student
(Life Sciences, MS/PhD Course)
2021 WURF
- Completion of a laboratory animal education
Interests: Skin biology/aging/stem cells
Minjun Kwak
2022.9-current
Graduate Student
(Life Sciences, MS/PhD Course)
- Completion of a laboratory animal education
Interests: Aging/skin biology/stem cells
Sieun Lee
2022.9-current
Exchange Student
(Biological Sciences, DGIST)
- Completion of a laboratory animal education
Interests:
Generation of hair-bearing organoid model
