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Our Ph.D. student, UK Jegal’s successfully defended his Ph.D. defense.

His thesis title was, “Mechanobiological Insights into Brain Cell Morphology and Motility”

Our Master’s student – Seongwoo Lee, defended his master’s thesis. Successfully defended. Congratulations!

His thesis tittle was, 'Development and Application of a Conductive Polymer Electrode-Based Three-Dimensional Electrical Stimulation Platform for Organoid Culture'

Prof. Shin gave a special taklk on the topic : MECHANOMICS : Decoding cellular states by shape, motion and stress

A meaningful time sharing ideas on mechanomics and reconnecting with our alum, Chanhong.

Special thanks to our host, Clair Hur, for the warm welcome and kind hospitality😀

Prof. Shin’s seminar at University of Pennsylvania 💡

A valuable opportunity to share ideas, connect with researchers, and explore new possibilities.

It was also wonderful reconnecting with our alum, Dr. Kwon, now pursuing postdoctoral research in Prof. Madl’s lab.

Special thanks to Su Chin Heo for the warm welcome and kind hosting ✨

Had a great time at Dr. Dinesh’s graduation! 

A huge welcome to our newest lab member, Nari! 🧪

We’re so excited to have you join the team. Looking forward to all the amazing research and breakthroughs we’ll achieve together. Let’s make it a great semester!

Our Ph.D. student, Dinesh successfully defended his Ph.D. defense.

His thesis title was, “Mehchanobiological Regulation of Cancer Asssociated Fibroblasts in breast cancer progression”

We are incredibly proud to celebrate Dinesh on earning his PhD.

Ahead of our presentation at the Korea–US Frontiers in Health and Life Sciences Symposium, the core Boston–Korea consortium teams — Brown, MIT, Broad Institute, Sejong University, KAIST (Shin Lab, Ahn Lab), and NCC — gathered at the BK Workshop for an internal progress meeting.

This closed workshop was dedicated to pre-sharing each institution’s latest results, aligning milestones, and discussing upcoming tasks in detail. It provided a focused space to understand one another’s contributions more deeply and refine our joint direction before the next day’s full symposium, where all Boston–Korea teams convened to present their ongoing work.

We’re thrilled to welcome two new master’s students to our team this semester:

👩‍🔬 Jimin Lee – Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

🧬 Yerim Cho – Dept. of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Program

We’re so happy to have you both join our journey in science, innovation, and collaboration. Welcome to TheShinLab family! 🌱🔬💡

On July 12th, 2025, TheShinLab members reunited to celebrate Professor Jennifer Shin’s 20th anniversary at KAIST.

From heartfelt letters to joyful reunions and shared laughter, the day was filled with gratitude and warmth.

Here’s to the legacy of a beloved professor — and to the countless minds she continues to inspire.

Visited by NCC (National Cancer Center) team — great discussions with SoftBM, and BioSEL labs for Boston Korea Project Kick Off!

We had the pleasure of welcoming back Dr. Jiwon Kim, alumna of The Shin Lab and now a postdoc at Brown University!

She gave an inspiring talk on

“Collective Transitions from Orbiting to Matrix Invasion in 3D Multicellular Spheroids” 🧬

and joined us for a cozy mentor-mentee brunch 

We’re so proud of you and always cheering you on!

We are thrilled to celebrate the graduation of our amazing lab members!

👏 Dr. Ko and Dr. Kwon for earning their Ph.D.
👏 Dila for completing her Master’s degree.

Your hard work and dedication have been truly inspiring. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!

We are proud to announce that our distinguished professor, Prof. Jennifer H. Shin has been honored with the 산업통상자원부장관상, a prestigious award recognizing her exceptional contributions as an outstanding female engineer. Her dedication, innovation, and relentless pursuit of excellence continue to inspire and shape future generations in the field of engineering. We celebrate this remarkable achievement and express our heartfelt congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. Thank you for paving the way and setting a powerful example for women in STEM. 

(M  &M) – Medical and Mechanical Engineering, Special seminar from Prof. Deok Ho Kim about ‘Human Organs-on-chips for Disease Modelling, Drug Development and Space Biology’

We had the honor of hosting Prof. Deok Ho Kim, Director of the Center for Microphysiological Systems at Johns Hopkins University. Prof. Kim presented groundbreaking research on human mechanobiology, tissue engineering, and advanced microphysiological systems, focusing on their applications in disease modeling, drug development, and space biology

Thank you, Prof. Kim, for an inspiring session!

Special thanks to all who attended the seminar

Congratulations! Prof. Shin is appointed as KAIST Endowed Chair Professor as of September 1, 2024 

We are proud to announce that our distinguished professor, Prof. Jennifer H. Shin has been honored with the 산업통상자원부장관상, a prestigious award recognizing her exceptional contributions as an outstanding female engineer. Her dedication, innovation, and relentless pursuit of excellence continue to inspire and shape future generations in the field of engineering. We celebrate this remarkable achievement and express our heartfelt congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. Thank you for paving the way and setting a powerful example for women in STEM. 

(M&M) – Medical and Mechanical Engineering, Special seminar from Dr. Timothy L. Downing about ‘Biophysical Regulation of Cell Fate, from ECM to Nuclear Chromatin’

Thank you for the great talk!

Special thanks to all who attended the seminar

Master student Yujin Sung has recently joined our lab.

Welcome! 

M.S student, Dila Naz Bozkaya successfully defended her M.S defense.

Her thesis title was, “Investigating durotactic behaviour of breast Cancer-associated Fibroblasts in the Tumor microenvironment”

Ph.D. student, Tae Yoon Kwon successfully defended his Ph.D. defense.

His thesis title was, “Cell mechanical approaches to analyze heterogeneous mechanical phenotypes”

Ph.D. student Eun Min Ko successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis.

His thesis title was “Cell Mechanical Approach on The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Brain Cell Function”