Seok-Kyu got his Ph.D. at KAIST under the guidance of Prof. Eunjoon Kim. During his Ph.D., he identified and characterized novel synaptic cell adhesion molecules for synapse formation and stabilization. Then, he joined Prof. Franck Polleux's lab as a postdoc, and he unveiled the critical roles of mitochondria at presynaptic sites using various live imaging techniques. In addition, he found that the physiological importance of ER-mitochondria contacts in dendritic sites.

Now his lab is focusing on the physiological roles of mitochondrial calcium regulation in various neuronal compartments and circuits.

Education

2005/3 - 2010/8 :  KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

                          Dept of Biological Sciences, Ph. D.

                          Advisor: Prof. Eunjoon Kim

2001/3 - 2005/2 :  KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

                          Dept of Biological Sciences, B.S.

Professional Experience

2020/3 - current: UST, KIST school, Republic of Korea

                        Division of Bio-Med Science & Tech,

                        Associate Professor               

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2018 – current : KIST, Seoul, Republic of Korea

                       Brain Science Institute, Senior Researcher

2013 – 2017 : Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

                    Dept. of Neuroscience, Postdoctoral Scienctist

                    Advisor: Prof. Franck Polleux

2011 - 2013 : The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA

                  Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Post-doc

                  Advisor: Prof. Franck Polleux

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Honors and awards

2010 Seok-lim scholarship : KAIST alumni association

2012 Human Frontier Science Program, Long-term fellowship

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Publications (Pubmed)