- 전희정 Chun Heejung
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- Campus : Seoul Campus
- Department : Department of Pharmacy
- E-mail : HEEJUNGCHUN@YONSEI.AC.KR
- Tel : 032-280-8401
- Office : Yonsei-SL BIGEN Institute, YSLI 2층 (에스엘바이젠 산학협력관 2층)
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- Assistant Professor
- Laboratory of Reactive Astrocytes and Brain Diseases
- Investigating mechanisms and functions of reactive astrocytes for curing brain diseases
Academic Background
Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Aug 2015
Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Thesis advisor: Dr. Bong-Kiun Kaang
B.S. in Biological Sciences, Feb 2005
Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Thesis advisor: Dr. Bong-Kiun Kaang
B.S. in Biological Sciences, Feb 2005
Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Professional Experiences
Principal Researcher, Oct 2021 ~ Feb 2022
Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Senior Researcher, Nov 2018 ~ Aug 2021
Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, Korea
Postdoctoral Researcher, July 2015 ~ Oct 2018
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea
Sponsor: Dr. C. Justin Lee
Researcher, July 2010 ~ June 2014
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea
Sponsor: Dr. C. Justin Lee
Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Senior Researcher, Nov 2018 ~ Aug 2021
Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, Korea
Postdoctoral Researcher, July 2015 ~ Oct 2018
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea
Sponsor: Dr. C. Justin Lee
Researcher, July 2010 ~ June 2014
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea
Sponsor: Dr. C. Justin Lee
AWARDS and HONOR
2020 Selected as the Top 5 Research Achievements in the Domestic Bio Field
2020 Selected as a Basic Researcher of the Year, Ministry of Science and ICT.
2015-2017 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology (KRCF).
2005–2008 Brain Korea 21 Fellowship from Korea Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
2020 Selected as a Basic Researcher of the Year, Ministry of Science and ICT.
2015-2017 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology (KRCF).
2005–2008 Brain Korea 21 Fellowship from Korea Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development