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Postdocs & Researchers 

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Hyoryung Nam, Ph.D.

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Research Professor

Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE), 
POSTECH (2020.08~)

- Postdoctoral Researcher. 
Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE),

  POSTECH (2018.06~2020.07)

- Ph.D. Integrative Bioscience and 

  Biotechnology,

  POSTECH (2018)
- B.S. Computer Science, 
  Ewha Womans Univ. (2009)

- Research topic:

  • Recapitulation of Various Epithelial Tissues Using 3D Printing

  • Development of 3D Printed Organ-on-a-chip for Disease 

  • Improving Artificial Tissue for the Regeneration

  • Convergence on ICT and 3D Bioprinting Technologies

- Email: alfzmtea@postech.ac.kr

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Seungyeun Cho

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Researcher
Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE),

POSTECH

- M.S. 
Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE), POSTECH (2023)

- B.S. Life Sciences, 

  POSTECH (2020)



​- Research topic: 

  Engineered Skeletal Muscle Tissue for Studying Regeneration and T2DM Pathophysiology

- Email: sophie16@postech.ac.kr

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Jungbin Yoon, Ph.D.

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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:

  • 3D bioprinting of in vitro multiorgan (gut and kidney integrated) model

  • Development of functional/sterilized corneal structure for final therapeutic application

  • Validation of immune privilege and safety of sterilized cornea-derived dECM via therapeutic testing from 3D dry eye disease model

  • The establishment of 3D bioprinting technology applied platform for the advanced non-animal alternatives testing 

- Email: y00nbin@postech.ac.kr

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​So Young Ham

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Researcher (Lab manager)

Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE), POSTECH (2018.03~)

- Email: h900502@postech.ac.kr 

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Dayoon Kang, Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral Researcher

Mechanical Engineering (ME), 
POSTECH (2022.08~)

Co-advisor: Prof. Dong-Woo Cho

- Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Biotechnology (IBIO), POSTECH (2022)
- B.S. Life Sciences, 
POSTECH (2016)

- Research topic:

  3D Bioprinting of Implantable Liver Tissue

- Email: kminh0630@postech.ac.kr

Graduate Students

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​Jaewook Kim

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Year 7 (MS/Ph.D Course)
Mechanical Engineering (ME),

POSTECH (​Advisor: Prof. Dong-Woo Cho)

​- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME), 

  Sungkyunkwan Univ. (2016)
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- Research topic:

  Engineering of Insulin Secreting Pancreatic Tissues 

 

- Email: ki9204@postech.ac.kr 

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​Hohyeon Han

(ASAN foundation Scholarship, 2022~2024)

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Year 4 (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

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Uijung Yong

(BOLT&NUT the 2nd Manufacturing Scholarship, 2021)

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Year 6 (MS/Ph.D Course)
Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE), POSTECH 

- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME), 

  POSTECH (2018)

- Research topic:

 Tissue-sensor platforms for reliable preclinical testing

 

- Email: syzxc2@postech.ac.kr

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Daekeun Kim

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Year 4 (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

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Dong Gyu Hwang

(Fellow, Global PhD Fellowship, 2019~)

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Year 6 (MS/Ph.D Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO),

POSTECH 

- 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

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​Yoo-mi Choi

(The Samil Scholarship, 2021~2022)

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Year 4 (Ph.D Course)
Convergence IT Engineering (CiTE), POSTECH

- M.S. Food Microbial Engineering,

  Seoul Women's Univ. (2013)
- B.S. Food Engineering, 

  Seoul Women's Univ. (2010)

​- Research topic: 

  In Vitro Cancer Modeling for Precision or Personalized Medicine (Reproduction of the Tumor Microenvironment (TME) & Development of Patient-specific Drug Screening Platform)


- Email: dbal134@postech.ac.kr 

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Sungkeon Cho

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Year 3 (MS Course)
Mechanical Engineering (ME),

POSTECH

- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (ME), 

  POSTECH (2020)

​- Research topic:

  Vascular Tissue Engineering Using 4D Printing

- Email: sungkeon97@postech.ac.kr

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​Myungji Kim

(ASAN foundation scholarship, 2022~2023)

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Year 5 (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

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Yeonggwon Jo 

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Year 5 (MS/Ph.D. Course)
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (IBIO),

POSTECH

- B.S. Biomaterial Engineering,

  Kyung Hee Univ. (2019)

​- Research topic:

  Immunoprotective Encapsulation System & Functional Bioink

 

- Email: j920901@postech.ac.kr

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Donghwan Kim

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Year 3 (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

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Hye Jin Kim

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Year 2 (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

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Jihwan Kim

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Year 2 (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

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Hwanyong Choi

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Year 1 (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

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Minji Kim

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Year 1 (MS/Ph.D. Course)

Mechanical Engineering (ME), POSTECH


- B.S. Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (CBE), Dongguk Univ. (2023)

- Research topic:

- Email: minjikim@postech.ac.kr

Rotation Students & Undergraduate Interns 

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)

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