T H E T E A M
Principal Investigator
Girak Kim, Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D. (2012-2016) / M.Sc. (2008-2010) / B.Sc. (2001-2008) at Seoul National University
Training
Postdoc (2018-2025) at National Cancer Institute, NIH (Bethesda, USA)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Miseon Jang
Education
PhD (2013-2019) at Seoul National University
Major Research Topic
Inter-organ language mapping and tracing
Integrated MSc-PhD Student (starting Mar 2027)
Jungi Jang
Education
BSc (2021-2027) at Korea University
Major Research Topic
Hepatic vagal regulation of Liver-X axes
MSc Student
Seungyeon Kang
Education
BSc (2022-2026) at Korea University
Major Research Topic
Liver-gut axis in colitis-associated colorectal cancer
Nahyun Kweon
Education
BSc (2021-2026) at Korea University
Major Research Topic
Liver-oral axis in periodontitis
Maliha Saeed Khan (Global Korea Scholarship 2025)
Education
BSc (2019-2022) at University of Sindh
Major Research Topic
The role of ER E3 ligase in liver-gut axis
Our lab currently has open positions for MSc or PhD students.
A minimum 2-month internship is required, including journal club sessions and on-site experimental training in our lab.