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Ahn, Hyung Jin
Assistant Professor, Rutgers University
Department of Pharmacology, Department of Physiology and Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease; Cerebrovascular deficits
Bae, Byoung-Il
Assistant Professor, University of Conneticut
Department of Neuroscience
Cerebral cortical development
Chang, Su-youne
Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic
College of medicine and science
Deep brian stimulation
Cho, Hansang
Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Brain-on-chip; Plasmonic optofluidics
Cho, Jun-Hyeong
Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside
Department of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology
Learning and Memory
Cho, Seo-Hee
Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University
Center for translational medicine
Eye, retina, development and diesease
Cho, Sunghee
Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine/Burke Neurological Institute
Department of Neuroscience
Neuroimmunology of stroke, pathology and repair in stroke , behavior
Choe, Yoonsuck
Professor, Texas A&M University
Department of computer science and engineering
Computational neuroscience; deep learning; sensorimotor learning; neuroevolution
Choi, Doo-Sup
Professor, Mayo Clinic
Department of Psychiatry, Pharmacology
Neurobehavioral and addictive disorders
Choi, Gloria
Associate Professor, MIT
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Autism; Neuroimmunology; Cortex; Proprioception"; Neurodevelopmental disorders
Choi, Ki Sueng
Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Department of Radiology / Neurosurgery
Deep brain stimulation, Neuroimaging
Choi, Seungwon (Sebastian)
Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry/Neuroscience/Anesthesiology
Somatosensation; touch and pain pathways
Chung, Hee Jung
Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of molecular and integrative physiology
Epilepsy; ion channels
Chung, Jin Mo
Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of neuroscience and cell biology
Mechanisms of chronic pain; Neuropathic pain
Chung, Kwanghun
Associate Professor, MIT
Department of chemical engineering
Medical imaging; brain mapping; high-throughput technologies; polymer science; tissue engineering; microfluidics
Chung, Man-Kyo
Associate Professor, University of Maryland
Department of neural and pain sciences
Oral and craniofacial pain; alveolar bone remodeling
Chung, Sangmi
Associate Professor, New York Medical College
Department of cell biology and anatomy, neurology / psychiatry / behavioral sciences
Translational stem cell research; schizophrenia, epilepty, and autism
Chung, Shinjae
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Department of neuroscience
Neural circuits for sleep and emotional brain function (hypothalamus, stress)
Han, Kyung-An
Professor, University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Biological Sciences
Behavioral plasticity (learning, memory, drug addiction, dementia)
Han, Sung
Assistant Professor, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Clayton foundation laboratories for peptide biology
Neuropsychiatric disorders (PTSD, panic disorders, anxiety, chronic pain, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder)
Huh, Jun
Assistant Professor, Harvard University
Department of immunology
Autoimmune diseases; neurodevelopmental disorders (autism)
Jang, Mi Hyeon
Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic
College of medicine and science
Adult neurogenesis (neural stem cell, disease pathogenesis, therapeutics)
Je, Hyunsoo Shawn
Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Programme in neuroscience and behavioral disorders
Role of synapses in memory, behavior, and neurological/psychiatric disorders
Ju, Wonkyu
Associate Professor, UCSD
Department of ophtalmology
Retinal neurodegeneration in retinal ischemia and glaucoma
Jung, Joo Eun
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Houston
Department of Neurology
Cerebral ischemia and hemorrhage
Junn, Eunsung
Associate Professor, Rutgers
Department of Neurology
Parkinson's disease
Kam, Tae-In
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Department of Neurology
Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; Neuroinflammation; Neurodegeneation
Kang, David E.
Professor, Byrd Alzheimer's Institution at USF
Byrd Alzheimer's Center
Alzheimer's disease
Kang, Junsu
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
Department of cell and regenerative giology
Heart regeneration, fin regeneration, regeneration enhancer, gene regulation, genetic mutant, zebrafish
Kang, Shin Hyuk
Assistant Professor, Temple University
Department of anatomy and cell biology
Glial progenitors and oligodendrocyte abnomalities in CNS diseases
Kang, Un Jung
Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Department of Neurology; Neuroscience & Physiology
Molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms of Parkinson's disease and basal ganglia disorders; biomarkers of neurodegenerative disorders
Kim, Albert
Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery
Brain tumor
Kim, Daesoo
Professor, KAIST
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Motion biology; Movement disorder
Kim, Deok-Ho
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Stem cell and tissue engineering; neuromuscular junction; axonal neuropathy; neuro-vascular tissue model
Kim, Doo Yeon
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology
Alzheimer’s disease
Kim, Euiseok
Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Neural circuit development
Kim, Eunhee
Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Department of Neurosurgery
Genetic mechanisms, biomarkers, and the inflammatory response involved in stroke and brain arteriovenous malformation (bAVM)
Kim, Haesun
Associate Professor, Rutgers University-Newark
Department of Biological Sciences
Myelin; Traumatic brain injury
Kim, Hee-Yong
Professor, NIH
Laboratory of molecular signaling
Mechanisms of omega-3 fatty acids in neuronal development, modulated by alcohol
Kim, Hongkyun
Associate Professor, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Department of cell biology and anatomy
Ion channel trafficking and localization in muscle and neuron; alcohol toxicity Cellular & Molecular
Kim, Hyosung
Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Neurodegenerative diseases
Kim, Il Hwan
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of anatomy and neurobiology
Role of neural circuit pathologies in schizophrenia and autism-spectrum disorder
Kim, In-Jung
Associate Professor, Yale School of Medicine
Department of ophtalmology and visual science
Formation and function of neural ciruits in the retina and the visual system
Kim, Jeansok
Professor, University of Washington
Department of psychology
Effect of stress on brain and behavior; Neuronal mechanisms of associative learning
Kim, Jongho
Instructor, Columbia University
Department of nuclear medicine
Radiology; Nuclear medicine
Kim, Jun Hee
Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Department of cellular and integrative physiology
Synapric function in auditory system; dynamic communication between neurons and oligidendrocytes
Kim, Jungsu
Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of medical and molecular genetics
Neuronal and glial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease; Aging and neurodegenerative diseases
Kim, Kwang-Soo
Professor, McLean Hosptial/Harvard Medical School
Department of psychiatry
Midbrain dopamine neuronal system; Parkinson's disease; translational stem cell research
Kim, Meanhwan
Senior Scientist, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Synaptic connectivity, Molecular cell types
Kim, Nam Chul
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia
Kim, Pilyoung
Professor, University of Denver
Department of Psychology
Parental Brain Plasticity; Pediatric Neuroimaging; Artificial Intelligence
Kim, Seonhee
Associate Professor, Temple University
Department of anatomy and cell biology
Brain development; developmental disorders of the CNS (autism, epilepsy, etc.)
Kim, Seonil
Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
Department of biomedical sciences
Synaptic structure and function (cognition, brain disorders, signaling pathways, receptor trafikking)
Kim, Tae-Wan
Associate Professor, Columbia University
Department of pathology
Molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease
Kim, Woo-Yang
Associate Professor, Kent State University
Department of bological sciences
Construction of brain and neural circuitry; neurogenesis, positioning, and connectivity
Kim, Y. Hwan
Associate Professor, Delaware State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Neuropathy in Parkinson's disease
Kim, Yongsoo
Assistant Professor, Penn State University
Department of neural and behavioral sciences
Brain mapping, imaging, cognitive, vascular, neuroinformatics, digital mapping
Kim, Yoon-Seong
Associate Professor, Rutgers University
Department of Neurology
Oxidative stress-mediated neuronal death mechanism underlying Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer disease
Kim, Yu Shin
Associate Professor, UT Health San Antonio
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Pain, itch, sensory, injury
Ko, Hanseok
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Neurodegeneration; Parkinson's disease
Ko, Ji Hyun
Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
Department of human anatomy and cell science
Brain-imaging-based biomarkers and therapeutic brain stimulation
Koh, Kyunghee
Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University
Department of neuroscience
Sleep (induction, modulation, plasticity); Drosophila
Kwon, Chang-Hyuk
Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
Department of Neuroscience
Molecular and cellular neuroscience, Neuro-oncology
Kwon, Hyuk Jae
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo
Department of Oral Biology
Tooth development
Kwon, Hyungbae
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Department of Neuroscience
Synaptogenesis; labeling and control of behaviorally relevant circuits; flexible action control at cellular level
Kwon, Jaerock
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Neural model of perception and cognition; robotics; machine learning
Kwon, Sung Eun“Samuel”
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Department of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology
Leraning-induced plasticity; sensory experience and stimjulus representations; emergence of task-related signals
La, Jun-Ho
Assistant Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of neuroscience, cell biology / Anatomy
Chronic pain and therapy; pain chronification (nociplastic pain)
Lee, Albert
Group leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Lee (Albert) Lab
Spatial processing and memory, neural circuits
Lee, Daewoo
Professor, Ohio University
Department of Biology
Genes and signaling pathways underlying dopamine and serotonine synaptic communication; Parkinson's disease; drosophila model
Lee, Daeyeol
Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Department of Neuroscience
Systems, cognitive + computational neuroscience, neural circuits, ensembles, connectomics.
Lee, Gabsang
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Department of neurology
Muscular dystrophy; pain management; peripheral nerve disorders
Lee, Hey-Kyoung
Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Department of Neuroscience
Cross-modal synaptic plasticity and relations to brain disease
Lee, Hojoon
Assistant Professor, North Western University
Department of Neurobiology
Neurobiology of taste
Lee, Hye Young
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of cellular and integrative physiology
Autism spectrum disorder
Lee, Hyoung-gon
Associate Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of biology
Alzheimer's disease
Lee, Hyun Kyoung
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
Department of pediatrics
Gliogenesis in neural development and neurodegenerative diseases
Lee, Jae K.
Associate Professor, University of Miami
Department of neurological surgery
Glial and Fibrotic Scar Formation in the CNS; Axon Regeneration
Lee, Jae Woon
Professor, University at Buffalo
Department of biological sciences
Role of transcriptional regulatory networks in metabolism
Lee, Jae-Kyung (Jamise)
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
Department of physiology and pharmacology
Inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases; neuroinflammation
Lee, Jean-Pyo
Assistant Professor, Tulane University
Department of physiology
Stem cell research; neurodegenerative disease
Lee, Jin Hyung
Associate Professor, Stanford University
Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Bioengineering
System-level brain circuits; Medical imaging, signal processing, genetics, and molecular biology
Lee, Jin-Moo
Professor, Washington University
Department of Neurology
Ischemic stroke and Alzheimer's disease; Neuroplasticity and repair after stroke
Lee, Joonhee
Assistant Professor, West Virginia University
Department of biophysics / neuroengineering
Optoelectronic neurostimulation and sensing; Optogenetics; Nano photonics; Neural interface
Lee, KiBum
Professor, Rutgers University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology / Biomedical Engineering
CNS Injury, Early Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lee, Sang H.
Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of pharmacology and toxicology
Synaptic plasticity; Synapse loss; Alzheimer's disease
Lee, Soo-Kyung
Professor, University at Buffalo
Department of biological sciences
Neurodevelopment; neurogenesis; cell fate; histone; epigenetics; gene regulation
Lee, Soohyun
Assistant Professor, NIMH, NIH
Unit on functional neural circuits
Reciprocal interactions between sensation and action as function of internal brain states
Lee, Tae-Ho
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
Department of Psychology
Emotion; Aging; Cognitive neuroscience
Lee, Yune S.
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
School of behavioral and brain sciences
Language music and cognitive functions, behavioral
Lim, Byungkook
Assistant Professor, UCSD
Department of Neurobiology
Functional anatomy of the neural circuitry
Lim, Daniel A.
Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco
Department of neurological surgery
Chromatin regulators in neural development and disease
Lim, Janghoo
Associate Professor, Yale University
Department of neuroscience
Mental Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Neuromuscular Diseases; Motor Neuron Disease; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Nam, Hyung
Assistant Professor, LSUHSC-Shreveport
Department of pharmacology
Neuropharmacology of alcoholism, psychiatric disorders, and neuroproteomics
Oh, Won Chan
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
Department of pharmacology
Formation and plasticity of cortial circuits
Park, Eunsu
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Department of Neurosurgery
Glia biology; Cerebrovascular disease; Neurodegenerative disease
Park, In-Hyun
Associate Professor, Yale University
Department of Genetics
Investigation of genetic and epigenetic regulation of reprogramming (stem cell); brain organoids
Park, Jinwoo
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo
Department of biotechnical and clinical laboratory sciences
Catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine); limbic system ; electrochemistry-based sensors
Park, Joongkyu
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology & Neurology
Synaptic plasticity; Neurotransmitter receptors; Learning & memory
Park, Kevin (Kyung)
Associate Professor, University of Miami
Department of neurological surgery
Axon regeneration nand neuroprotection
Park, Myung Hee
Professor, NIH
Molecular and cellular biochemistry section
Craniofacial, Developmental, Cell, and Matrix Biology; Epithelial and Salivary Gland Biology and Dysfunction
Park, Yungki
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo
Hunter James Kelly Research Institute
Oligodendrocytes, myelination, computational, bioinformatics
Seo, Hyojung
Assistant Professor, Yale University
Department of psychiatry / neuroscience
Behavior, Animal; Learning; Memory; Neurophysiology; Psychiatry; Schizophrenia; Prefrontal Cortex
Shin, Daesung
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo
Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Krabbe leukodystrophy; Neurodegenerative disorders; Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Shin, Sora
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Center for Neurobiology Research
Stress neurobiology
Son, Young-Jin
Professor, Temple University
Department of Neural Sciences, Shriners Research Center
Spinal cord regeneration, peripheral nerve regeneration, myelination, schwann cell
Song, Joo-Hyun
Associate Professor, Brown University
Department of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences
Attention ; Action
Suh, Greg
Professor, NYU langone Health
Institute for Biomolecular Medicine
Neural circuits mediating innate behaviors
Suh, Hoonkyo
Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic
Department of molecular medicine
Role of neurogenesis-induced neural circuits in cognition and mental stability/disorders
Suh, Jaehong
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology
Alzheimer's disease
Won, Hyejung
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina
Department of genetics
Neuropsychiatric disorders; functional genomics
Woo, Alexa (Jung_A)
Assistant Professor, Byrd Alzheimer's Institution at USF
Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Alzheimer's disease
Yang, In Hong
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Department of mechanical engineering and engineering science
Regenerative neural engineering
Yi, Jason
Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder; Ubiquitin ligase UBE3A
Yim, Yeong Shin
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Department of Pharmacology
Neurodevelopmental disorders; Cognitive and behavioral abnormalities
Yoo, Andrew
Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Developmental Biology
Molecular mechanisms of cell type specification
Yoo, Soonmoon
Senior research scientist; Research assistant professor, Nemours Children's Health System
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Axonal RNA, local protein synthesis, neurodegenerative and traumatic disease
Yoon, Sung Ok
Associate Professor, Ohio State University
Department of biological chemistry and pharmacology
Drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease; metabolic stress; microglial function;