Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Sunghoon Kim, Ph.D.

Sunghoon received his B.S. in Physics and Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Bioscience from Pohang University of Science and Technology. He conducted his postdoctoral research in Dr. Nahum Sonenberg's lab at McGill University and in Dr. Prerana Shrestha's lab at Stony Brook University. His primary research interest is the molecular contributions of eukaryotic mRNA translation to brain development, function, and disease. Outside of research, Sunghoon enjoys playing baseball, running, and learning French.

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Graduate Students

Hyunji Seo, Master's Candidate (2025.02-)

B.S. in Biological Sciences from Chungnam National University

Molecular mechanism of eIF4G1-mediated mitochondrial translation regulation

Undergraduate Students

Minjeong Kim, Undergraduate Student (2026.01-)

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Chungnam National University

Hwimin Kwon, Undergraduate Student (2026.01-)

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Chungnam National University

Dong Yoon Lee, Undergraduate Student (2026.01-)

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Chungnam National University

Eunji Seo, Undergraduate Student (2026.01-)

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Chungnam National University

Alumni

Seo Hyun Cho (2025.01-2025.12)