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2026. 06. We are delighted to announce the publication of our paper, "Phospholipase A2 downregulates inhibitory transmission in the amygdala and impairs fear extinction," in Neuropsychopharmacology. The study uncovers a novel synaptic mechanism linking phospholipase A2 signaling to impaired fear extinction, providing new insights into the neural basis of trauma-related disorders. Congratulations to Kwanghoon on this exciting achievement! Pubmed
2026. 03. Spring group photo!
2026. 03. ChiHye, together with Hoyong and Minsung, attended the Gordon Research Conference on Social Behavior in March (Pomona, CA, USA). The team presented both poster and oral presentations, engaged in inspiring scientific discussions, and had a wonderful opportunity to connect with researchers from around the world.
2026. 03. Welcome aboard, Seoyeon and Jingyu! We are excited to have you both officially join the lab as graduate students this March and look forward to many years of great science together.
2026. 02. Dr. Park, Gyeongmee, and Doyeon represented the lab at the KSBNS Synapse Division Symposium, where they presented their research as posters and enjoyed valuable discussions with fellow synapse researchers.
2026. 01. Lab members attended the KSBNS Higher Cognitive Functions Workshop in January. Congratulations to Doyeon and Jaewoong on receiving the Outstanding Poster Award! We are proud of all the excellent work and presentation!
2025. 12. The lab wrapped up the year with a Christmas party organized by the students. It was a wonderful evening filled with great food, laughter, and good company—a perfect way to celebrate another memorable year together.
2025. 11. In November, Dr. Park, Jimin, Minsung, and Gyeongmi traveled to San Diego for the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting, where they all presented posters and learned a great deal from the meeting. It was especially nice to see ChiHye during her sabbatical and to catch up with Kwanghoon and Seungjae, now doing postdoctoral training in New York and Chicago.
2025. 09. We are happy to welcome a new undergraduate researcher, Jin-Gyu (a SRC participant: 24 summer), to the lab! Welcome!
2025. 08. In August 2025, all graduate students from the lab attended the Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences (KSBNS) annual meeting held in Songdo (KSBNS2025). Despite ChiHye being away on sabbatical, students presented their work as posters, engaged in discussions with many neuroscientists, and gained valuable scientific experience. It was a meaningful and rewarding meeting for everyone involved!
2025. 08 Huge congratulations on Dr. Woonhee Kim! 🎓🧑🎓 Wish you all the very best!
2025. 06. Also in June, a paper led by Dr. Seungjae Zhang, based on his Ph.D. thesis, was published in Progress in Neurobiology: FKBP5 deficiency selectively impairs NMDAR-dependent long-term depression via enhanced calcineurin activity: Implications for stress resilience.
The manuscripts were submitted at different times, and both studies were accepted and published concurrently in the same issue, marking a significant milestone for the lab. Congratulations to Dr. Zhang and all authors! 건국대 뉴스 Pubmed
https://lifenlearning.chosun.com/pan/site/data/html_dir/2025/07/14/2025071401899.html
https://news.unn.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=581279
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https://edu.donga.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=91683
2025. 06. In June, a paper led by Dr. Hoyong Park, titled "Regulation of sociability by the cortico-habenula pathway in an animal model of depression", was published in Progress in Neurobiology! Congratulations to Dr. Park on this outstanding work! 건국대 뉴스 Pubmed
https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25349644
https://v.daum.net/v/20250705060444235
2025. 05. Surprise sweet messages from Seoul, South Korea. Thank you, all!
2025.04. We are pleased to announce that a collaborative study of Hakyun with the lab of Prof. Han, titled “Egr2 Modulation in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Regulates Resistance to Stress-Induced Memory Impairments,” was accepted in European Neuropsychopharmacology. Congratulations to all authors, and we look forward to continued collaboration in the future. Pubmed
2025. 04. Yay! Dr. Cheon's paper is now published! Great work, Myeonghyun! Pubmed
2025. 03. Congratulations to Doyeon, who officially joined the lab as a graduate student after working with us for the past year! So excited to have you. Welcome aboard!
2025. 02. Jimin represented the lab at the KSBNS Homeostasis Division Meeting at DGIST, presenting her work as a poster and receiving a great deal of helpful feedback. Good job!
2025. 01. This year again, Dr. Hoyong Park and Gyeongmee attended the KSBNS Synapse Division Meeting in Mungyeong.
2025. 01. ChiHye is off to the Salk Institute of Biological Sciences (San Diego, CA, USA) for her sabbatical, where she will expand her expertise in genetics and stem cell biology in the Rusty Gage lab. See you next year!
2024. 12. Woonhee's paper on the estrous cycle and the LHb is finally out there! Congratulations to Woonhee once again! Pubmed
2024. 12. Congratulations to Woonhee Kim on successfully passing her thesis defense and becoming the 6th Ph.D. from our lab—an outcome we all expected, but are very happy to celebrate! We are so proud of you, Dr. Kim!!
2024. 11. Seoyeon (a SRC participant: 24 summer) started to work in the lab as an undergraduate intern. Welcome aboard!
2024. 10. We had a productive and enjoyable time at the KSBNS Conference held in Gyeongju. As the Program Committee Chair, ChiHye hosted a plenary lecture, organized a symposium on the LHb featuring Manuel as an invited speaker, making it a particularly memorable event—despite it being our first meeting, it felt like reconnecting with a longtime colleague. Woonhee and Jimin delivered oral presentations, while other students presented posters, making it a rich and rewarding meeting for the lab! We also can’t forget Neuro Night, the music talent show hosted by ChiHye and the band, Mango Slush—it was truly a blast!
2024. 8. We had a great time at our annual Neurosplash, enjoying lively discussions and poster presentations. It was a fun and engaging meeting for everyone!
And welcome to the C-Lab as an official graduate student, Jay!
2024. 08. We had a fun summer with talented and enthusiastic young 4 minds! See you guys around- And huge thanks to all the graduate students for being such a great help to the program.
2024. 07. Dr. Park was invited to the Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference held in Tuscany, Italy. Despite the breathtaking beauty of Tuscany, he remained fully focused on science throughout the meeting. (-why?!! 😅😭)
2024. 05. In celebration of Teachers’ Day, the entire lab wore matching T-shirts and had a studio photo shoot together. Although it was a completely new and unfamiliar experience for many of us, it turned out to be incredibly fun and truly memorable—and the photos came out beautifully. Special thanks to the students for planning such an amazing event! Thank you!
2024. 05. After a way too long and challenging journey, Dr. Hoyong Park’s paper has finally been published in Neurobiology of Disease. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement! Pubmed
2024. 04. We are thrilled to share exciting news that Dr. Hoyong Park has been appointed as an Assistant Professor at the KU Neuroscience Research Institute in the Department of Biological Sciences. This is a major milestone and a proud moment for our lab.
Congratulations, Dr. Park, on this outstanding achievement! We look forward to continuing to work together on impactful and exciting research in the years ahead.
2024. 02. What a remarkable year—four students graduated from the lab! We are excited that undergraduate student Hyogyun will be joining the lab after graduation (welcome!), and we wish the very best to our two Ph.D. graduates, Drs. Cheon and Ryu, and one M.S. graduate, Minsoo, as they begin the next chapters of their journeys.
Congratulations to all!
2024. 01. We are delighted to start the year with the publication of Dr. Kwanghoon Park’s paper in Neurobiology of Stress. Congratulations to Dr. Park! (now one more to go 😅) Pubmed
2024. 01. ChiHye and three lab members (Hoyong, Seungjae, Jimin) attended the KSBNS Synapse Division Meeting held in Mungyeong, where they presented posters and engaged in discussions with fellow synapse researchers. Snow-covered Mungyeong Saejae was beautiful.
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