Biofabrication &
Translational Medicine
Postdocs & Researchers
Jungbin Yoon, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering (ME),
POSTECH (2023.06~)
- Postdoctoral Researcher,
Mechanical Engineering (ME),
POSTECH (2019.05~2023.05)
- Ph.D. School of Biological Sciences,
Seoul National University (2019)
- B.S. Life Sciences, University of Toronto (2011)
- Research topic:
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3D bioprinting of in vitro multiorgan (gut and kidney integrated) model
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Development of functional/sterilized corneal structure for final therapeutic application
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Validation of immune privilege and safety of sterilized cornea-derived dECM via therapeutic testing from 3D dry eye disease model
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The establishment of 3D bioprinting technology applied platform for the advanced non-animal alternatives testing
- Email: y00nbin@postech.ac.kr
Dong Gyu Hwang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Center for 3D Organ Printing and Stem Cells, POSTECH (2023.08~)
-Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO), POSTECH (2023)
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering (BME),
Dongguk Univ. (2017)
- Research topic:
iPSC-derived Engineered Heart Tissue / Engineered Immune Barrier for Islet Transplantation
-Email: hdg9210@postech.ac.kr
Dayoon Kang, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering (ME),
POSTECH (2024.10~)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH (2022.08~2024.09)
- Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Biotechnology (IBIO), POSTECH (2022)
- B.S. Life Sciences, POSTECH (2016)
- Research topic:
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Enhancing hepatic differentiation efficiency via liver dECM for biofabrication and transplantation of engineered liver patches
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Designing tissue-specific recombinant matrices to direct cell lineage specification and functional differentiation
- Email: kminh0630@postech.ac.kr
So Yeong Yun
Researcher (Lab manager)
Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH (2024.03~)
- Email: soyeong0131@postech.ac.kr
Uijung Yong, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Future IT Innovation Laboratory, POSTECH (2023.08~)
- Ph.D. Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE), POSTECH (2023)
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME),
POSTECH (2018)
- Research topic:
Tissue-sensor platforms for reliable preclinical testing
- Email: syzxc2@postech.ac.kr
Graduate Students
Myungji Kim
(ASAN foundation scholarship, 2022~2023)
Year 6 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO),
POSTECH
- B.S. Bio-fibers and Material Science,
Kyungpook National Univ. (2018)
- Research topic:
3D Connected Pancreas-Heart Tissues for Studying Diabetic Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
- Email: rinakj@postech.ac.kr
Daekeun Kim
Year 5 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE),
POSTECH
- B.S. Bio-mechatronic Engineering,
Sungkyunkwan Univ. (2020)
- Research topic:
3D Bioprinting of Implantable Liver Tissue for Liver Regeneration
- Email: dkkim95@postech.ac.kr
Yeonggwon Jo
Year 6 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO),
POSTECH
- B.S. Biomaterial Engineering,
Kyung Hee Univ. (2019)
- Research topic:
Immunoprotective Encapsulation &
Drug Delivery System & Functional Bioink
- Email: j920901@postech.ac.kr
Donghwan Kim
Year 4 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO),
POSTECH
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME),
Korea Polytechnic Univ. (2020)
- Research topic:
Fabrication of 3D Vascularized Engineered Heart Tissue
- Email: donghwan@postech.ac.kr
Hohyeon Han
(ASAN foundation Scholarship, 2022~2024)
Year 5 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO),
POSTECH
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering (BME), Yonsei Univ. (2018)
- Research topic:
Innervated in vitro Gut Model
In vitro Gut-Brain Axis to Study Neurological Disorders
Modification of dECM bioinks
- Email: hohyeonhan@postech.ac.kr
Hye Jin Kim
Year 3 (Ph.D Course)
Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE),
POSTECH
- M.S. Chemical Engineering (CE),
POSTECH (2020)
- B.S. Chemical Engineering (CE),
POSTECH (2016)
- Research topic:
Development of QC/QA Methods for Bioink
- Email: hjkhannah@postech.ac.kr
Jihwan Kim
Year 3 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH (2021)
- Research topic:
Electrical/Mechanical Stimulation Platform for the Maturation of Pancreatic Tissue
- Email: kjihwan@postech.ac.kr
Hwanyong Choi
Year 2 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH (2022)
- Research topic:
Development of Magnetic Bioink for Programmable Deformation of Tissue
- Email: hychoi0208@postech.ac.kr
Minji Kim
Year 2 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH
- B.S. Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (CBE), Dongguk Univ. (2023)
- Research topic:
- Email: minjikim@postech.ac.kr
GoeunYoon
Year 2 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering (BME), Korea Univ. (2023)
- Research topic:
- Email: goeunyoon@postech.ac.kr
Sebin lee
Year 2 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH (2022)
- Research topic: Artificial intelligence integrated biofabrication
- Email: bin1028@postech.ac.kr
Seonjin Kim
Year 1 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO),
POSTECH
-B.S. Biosystem Engineering, Chonnam National Univ. (2023)
- Research topic:
- Email: ttacol@postech.ac.kr
Jinseon Park
Year 1 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO), POSTECH
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering (BME), Yonsei Univ. (2024)
- Research topic:
- Email: jinseonpark@postech.ac.kr
Rotation Students & Undergraduate Interns
2024 Summer
Kyungmin Lee (Year 4, BME, Yonsei Univ.)
Jiyeon Shin (Year 4, ME, Sookmyung Women's Univ.)
Ava Claire Lariego (Year 4, BME, Arizona State Univ.)
Caroline Shumaker (M.S. course, Indiana Univ.)
Meagan Morgan (Year 2, Ph.D. course, University of North Carolina)
Nate Winters (Year 4, Southern Utah Univ.)
Juan Sanabria (Year 2, Ph.D. course, Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
2023 Winter
Yeji Nam (Year 4, DGIST)
Jinseon Park (Year 4, BME, Yonsei Univ.)
2023 Summer
Patrick Ralph (Year 3, Ph.D. course, Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
Meagan Morgan (Year 1, Ph.D. course, University of North Carolina)
Julia Jamieson (Year 3, University of Florida)
2022 Winter
Golara Kafili (Year 4, Ph.D. course, NT; Sharif Univ.)
Youngin Kim (Year 3, DGIST)
Seunggyeom Jung (Year 4, Systems Biotechnology; Chung-Ang Univ.)
2022 Summer
Golara Kafili (Year 4, Ph.D. course, NT; Sharif Univ.)
Minji Kim (Year 4, CBE; Dongguk Univ.)
Seong Hyeon Kim (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Jangwon Yoon (Year 3, ME; POSTECH)
2022 Spring
Golara Kafili (Year 4, Ph.D. course, NT; Sharif Univ.)
2021 Winter
Hwanyong Choi (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Goeun Yoon (Year 3, BME; Korea Univ.)
Yoonhee Ryu (Year 6, VM; Kyungpook National Univ.)
Golara Kafili (Year 4, Ph.D. course, NT; Sharif Univ.)
2021 Summer
Hwanyong Choi (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
2021 Spring
Jeongpin Shin (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Cho Yun (Year 4, CiTE; POSTECH)
2020 Winter
Seongjae Lee (Year 1, CITE; POSTECH)
Hongjin Yoon (Year 4, Biotechnology; Korea Univ. (Sejong))
Mingeun Cho (Year 3, ME; POSTECH)
2020 Summer
Seungyeun Cho (Year 4, Life Sciences; POSTECH)
Sungkeon Cho (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Seokho Lee (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Jihwan Kim (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
2020 Spring
No interns (COVID-19)
2019 Winter
Seungyeun Cho (Year 4, Life Sciences; POSTECH)
Sungkeon Cho (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Seokho Lee (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Sujeong Im (Year 2, CiTE; POSTECH)
Jihwan Kim (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
2019 Fall
Hyeonyeob Seo(Year 4, ChemEng; POSTECH)
Seungyeun Cho(Year 4, Life Sciences; POSTECH)
Sungkeon Cho(Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
2019 Summer
Jooran Lee (Year 1, CBE; HKUST)
Tahmineh Ghahri (Year 1 (MS), Pharmaceutical Eng.; Univ. of Tehran)
Guojun Ding (Year 2, ME; Tsinghua Univ.)
Daekeun Kim (Year 4, Bio-Mechatronics, SungKyunKwan Univ.)
Sungwook Kim (Year 2 (MS), EE, Kyungpook Natl. Univ.)
Sang Hee Lyoo (Year 2), BME, Dongguk Univ.)
Hyeonyeob Seo (Year 4), CE; POSTECH)
Sungkeon Cho (Year 4), ME; POSTECH)
2019 Spring
Dohoon Cho (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Byeongmin Kang (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
2018 Winter
Dohoon Cho (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Jina Lee (Year 2, EE; Pusan National Univ.)
Ana Jo (Year 4, Life Sciences; POSTECH)
2018 Fall
Dohoon Cho (Year 3, ME; POSTECH)
Byeongmin Kang (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Taesoo Choi (Year 4, ChemEng; POSTECH)
2018 Summer
Yejin Park (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Ji Hoon Moon (Year 4, BME; UNIST) (~6/30)
Jongyeon Yoo (Year 4, Life Sciences; POSTECH)
Yeonggwon Jo (Year 4, Life Sciences; KyungHee Univ.)
Byeongmin Kang (Year 4, ME; POSTECH) (7/23~)
Hun-Jin Jeong (Year 2, Ph.D. Course, ME; Wonkwang Univ.) (7/23~)
2018 Spring
Yejin Park (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Dohoon Cho (Year 3, ME; POSTECH)
Ji Hoon Moon (Year 4, BME; UNIST)
2017 Winter
Yejin Park (Year 4, ME; POSTECH)
Dohoon Cho (Year 3, ME; POSTECH)
Ji Hoon Moon (Year 4, BME; UNIST)
Young Hwan Yang (Year 3, ME; Ajou Univ.)
2017 Summer
Jongbeom Kim (MDIC; BOA lab)
Eunbi Ye (MDIC; IMS lab)
Jinhwan Baik (MDIC; IMS lab)
Wonju Seo (MDIC; IMS lab)
Seaok Diana Kim (Columbia University)