Work
2020-present : Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Seoul National University
2016-2020 : Assistant Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University
2019-2020 : Member, Data Science Institute, Columbia University
2014-2016 : Post-doctoral Fellow, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University
Education
PhD in Neuroscience, State University of New York at Stony Brook
MS in Neurobiology, College of Biomedical Sciences, Catholic University of Korea
BS in Environmental and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Korea University
Awards and Honors
NARSAD Young Investigator Awards, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
Young Investigator Grant, Korean Scientists and Engineers in America
Major Funding
NIMH, K01 Career Development Award, 2016-2020
NIH-CTSA and Columbia, KL2, 2016
Korean NRF, Brain Pool, 2019-2020
우수신진연구자, 연구재단, 2021-2025
창의선도연구자, 서울대, 2022-2030
뇌선도융합기술과제, 연구재단, 2023-2028
디지털글로벌인재양성사업, IITP, 2024-2026
Passionate for
Pleasures (music, opera, theater, coffee, kids (mostly mine), and Makgeolli)
Graduate students
Education
BA in Psychology (Minor: Biological Sciences), Seoul National University
Research Interests
Mental illness, gene-environment interaction, polygenic risk prediction, early life stress, psychological support system in Korea, early intervention for psychiatric disorders
Passionate for
Love and Life
Education
BA in Social Welfare and Consumer Science (Minor: Psychology), Seoul National University
Research Interests
Depression, representations of functional brain organization, familial factors
Passionate for
Quality time with people I love, coffee, dessert, and journaling
Heehwan Wang, 왕희환, MS, Graduate student (Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence)
dhkdgmlghks@snu.ac.kr
Education
BA in Psychology (Minor: Brain-Mind-Behavior, Aesthetics), Seoul National University
MS in Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University
Research Interests
Relationship between gene-brain-behavior, neuroimaging, Genetics, predictive modeling and early intervention for psychiatric disorder
Passionate for
Food & Beverage, Sports, Music, Fashion
Sangyoon Bae, 배상윤, BS, Graduate student (Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence)
stellasybae@snu.ac.kr
Education
BS in Biological Sciences (Student-Designed Minor: Computational Neuroscience of Human Behavior and Cognition), Seoul National University
Research Interests
Multimodality, Graph deep learning, Data-driven computational neuroscience, Biologically plausible models, Development of the connectome and its contribution to cognitive trait, Simulation, Neural dynamics, Relationship between structure & function
Passionate for
Fashion, Red Velvet, Jannabi, Jazz, Ukulele, Contemporary art, Spatial design, Bicycle, Contemporary dance, Mint chocolate desserts
Education
MSc in Development and Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence, Utrecht University
BA in Chinese Literature and Culture & Psychology, SungKyunKwan University
Research Interests
Child and adolescent psychiatry, developmental neuroscience, genetics, adverse childhood experiences, predictive modeling, early intervention
Passionate for
Travel, Sports climbing, Cello, Coffee
Junghoon Park, 박정훈, BA, Graduate Student (Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence)
utopie9090@snu.ac.kr
Education
BA in Economics (Minor in Political Science), Seoul National University
Research Interests
Comprehensive analysis of socioeconomic, biological, and behavioral variables; causal inference; wholistic science based on the integration of economics, psychology, neuroscience, genetics, political science, and data science
Passionate for
(G)I-DLE (Official member of Neverland), rock, Philosophy (in particular, Nietzsche and Hannah Arendt), beer, coffee
Education
BA in Psychology and Aesthetics, Seoul National University
Research Interests
Aesthetic Sciences based on Cognitive/Affective Neurosciences, Neural Network Modeling especially Effective Connectivity, Causal Inference for Brain-Body-Environmental Interaction, Scalable Multi-modal Neuroimaging
Passionate for
text(philosophy - especially consciousness and poetry), sound(noise-pop, ambient, and techno), and liquid(especially jack daniel honey and tokki soju)
Education
BS in Astronomy (Minor : Physics), Yonsei University
Research Interests
To investigate underlying relationship between genetic factors(GPS) - brain network properties, environmental factors - brain network properties, phenotypes (mental, physical health, etc.) - brain network properties with multivariate statistical analysis.
Passionate for
The sunlight at dawn and dusk, beer, beautiful theory (e.g. least action principle)
Maria Pak, 박마리아, BS, Graduate student (Psychology)
pakmasha99@snu.ac.kr
Education
BS in Statistics (Minor in Psychology), Seoul National University
Research Interests
child and adolescent psychiatry, influence of genetics and environment on brain development, brain imaging, machine learning
Passionate for
Music, Languages, Working out, Reading, Teaching
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Department of Social Psychology & Bachelor of International Development in Global Cooperation, Sookmyung Women's University
Research Interests
Searching for brain based biomarker to predict child and adolescent psychiatry, Gene - environment influence on brain development, Early life stress, Developmental neuroscience, Neurodevelopmental disorders
Passionate for
Vinyl, Analog Camera, expressing my creativity through writing, learning a new language (currently, focusing on French)
Education
BA in Pyschology (Minor: Brain-Mind-Behavior), Seoul National University
Research Interests
Mental illness (especially eating disorder and depression), developmental neuroscience, relationship between mental and physical health, EEG
Passionate for
Carrying coals to Newcastle, spreading myself too thin
Dong Yeop Han, 한동엽, BS, Graduate Student (Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence)
dyhan0316@gmail.com
Education
BS in Physics, Sungkyunkwan University
Research Interests
Computational Neuroscience, Machine learning
Passionate for
Talking to people from different cultures, Star Trek, Apple Products, Drinking
Jubin Choi, 최주빈, BS, Graduate Student (Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence)
wnqlszoq123@seoul.ac.kr
Education
BS in Biology Education(Minor: Brain-Mind-Behavior), Seoul National University
Research Interests
Neuroimaging, Genetics, Integrating multimodal data, Deep learning application in psychiatric disorders
Passionate for
Coffee(especially brewed coffee), Music, Reading books, Watching Calm-Down Man(YouTuber with 2M subscribers)
Dowon Kim, 김도원, BA, Graduate student (Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence)
dowonkim00@snu.ac.kr
Education
BA in Economics and BS in Computer Science and Engineering, Sogang University
Research Interests
Deep learning, brain decoding, brain-computer interface, artificial intelligence applications in neuroscience
Passionate for
NBA, fitness, singing
Kyungjin Oh, 오경진, BA, Graduate Student (Psychology)
castella@snu.ac.kr
Education
BA in Psychology and Art History, Seoul National University
Research Interests
Visual narratives and their neural underpinnings, Internal spatial representations as stages for narratives, fMRI, Machine learning
Passionate for
Appreciating trees, Jogging, Duolingo, A good cup of coffee, Stories that blur the lines between the real and the imaginary
Ahhyun Lee, 이아현, BS, Graduate Student(Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
ahhyun724@snu.ac.kr
Education
BS in Life Sciences, (Minor in Computer Science and Engineering), POSTECH
Research Interests
Leveraging deep learning models to integrate genomic/transcriptomic data and brain structural/functional data, Developmental/Aging Neuroscience, Neurodevelopmental/Neurodegenerative disorders
Passionate for
Street Dance, Running, Flying Yoga, Journaling, Perfumes, Learning new languages (Spanish & German)
Seok-Jin Moon, 문석진, BS, Graduate Student (Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Education
BS in Biological Sciences and BA in Psychology, Sungkyunkwan University
Research Interests
Neural Responses to Natural Stimuli, especially Music (Audio-Visual Representations, Emotion, Temporal Neural Dynamics, Musical Semantics, Music vs. Language), Neuroimaging (fMRI/EEG) with Deep Learning
Passionate for
Composing Music, Creative Works at a Cafe (Reading, Writing, and Getting Inspired), Sports (Playing and Watching)
Sebin Lee, 이세빈, BS, Graduate Student (Interdisciplinary Program in AI)
Education
BA in Psychology (Minor in Economics), Seoul National University
Research Interests
Deep Learning, Multimodal model, Neuroimaging Analysis, Neural Network and Connectivity Structure
Passionate for
Instrumental music & Gig, Tea, Sailing, Something new (either real or fictional)
Junbeom Kwon, 권준범, MA (Psychology), Currently @ Franco Pestilli's Lan at UT Austin
kjb961013@snu.ac.kr
Education
B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Bigdata Science (Data Analytics), Sogang University
Research Interests
Neuroimaging, Computer vision, Spatio-temporal analysis, Self-Supervised Learning
Passionate for
Learning something new, Book shopping, Watching soccer game, Guk-bab
Education
BS in Cognitive Science with a Specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cognition , University of California, San Diego
Research Interests
Developmental disability, eating disorder, brain plasticity, EEG, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence, Computational approach for interpreting brain data, early intervention
Passionate for
Crazy about coffee, extreme sports, music, writing and Canelé
Fun Facts
I have a cilantro-hating gene, I don’t want to watch the series finale of my favorite TV shows.
Education
BS in Computer Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University
MS in Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University
Research Interests
Deep learning, Neuroimaging, Predictive modeling and early intervention for psychiatric disorder
Passionate for
Travel, movie, music
Junwoo Kwon, 권준우, MSc, 서울대 융합과학기술대학원
pioneers@snu.ac.kr
Education
M.Sc. in Applied Bioengineering, Seoul National University Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology
B.S. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, SungKyunKwan University
Research Interests
Neural Style Transfer, Deep Generative Models, Image-to-image Translation, Neuroimaging, Computer Vision
Passionate for
Adventures, Challenges, Unknowns and Soju
Gakyung Kim, 김가경, MS
Currently PhD Student @Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University
Education
M.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University
BA in Educational Technology and Psychology, Ewha Womans University
Research Interests
Child development, Developmental neuroscience, Social cognition
Yoonie Yoonjung Joo, PhD, a former visiting scholar
Currently Assistant Professor, Gennie Lab @ Department of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST)
Education
Ph.D in Health and Biomedical Informatics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
M.S. in Biotechnology, Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering, USA
B.S. in Life Sciences & Business Administration, Korea University, South Korea
Research Interests
Bioinformatics for personalized medicine: discover data-driven biological insights by integrating complex clinical and genomic datasets with advanced computational techniques, such as machine learning/AI approach
Translational bioinformatics, machine learning and deep learning techniques for clinical use, polygenic risk prediction, electronic health records (EHR), genome-wide association studies (GWAS), Phenome-wide association studies (PheWAS), artificial intelligence (AI)
Passionate for
Anything with number/data
Education
MS in Computer Science and Engineering, Korea University
ABD, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
Research Interests
Imaging Genetics, Image Analysis, Signal Analysis, Machine Learning
Passionate for
Violin and travel
Seungwook Han, BA, DSI Fellow @ Columbia Univeristy
Currently @ MIT-EECS
sh3264@columbia.edu
Bachelor's degree, Columbia University (Major: Computer Science and Statistics)
Research Interest: Application of deep learning to computational neuroscience
Education
B.S. in Global Public Health-Biology, New York University
RA, University of Maryland
Research Interests
Racial, Ethnic, and Mental Health Disparities, Bioinformatics for Clinical Use, Computational Medicine
Alex Luna, MD, Research Intern in Posner Lab @ Columbia
Currently Psychiatric resident @ Columbia Psychiatry
Alex.Luna@nyspi.columbia.edu
코디네이터
신정은 jesheen@snu.ac.kr
Interns
2024 Winter/Spring Interns
오경진, SNU Psychology & Art History
김은우, SNU Psychology
김연아, SNU Psychology
2023 Summer Interns
김도원, Sogang University Economics (Honors) & Computer Science and Engineering
오경진, SNU Psychology & Art History
홍은지, SNU Psychology
2023 Winter/Spring Interns
김도원, 서강대학교, 경제학 컴퓨터공학
오경진, SNU Psychology
2022 Summer Interns
안다인, Princeton University, Neuroscience (A.B.)
2022 Winter/Spring Interns
신부경, SNU Education
김영현, SNU Chemical & Biological Engineering
문서윤, SNU Computer Science
이승주, SNU Psychology
이진우, SNU Psychology & Aesthetics (RA)
이재원, SNU Psychology
서정우, Yonsei University Astronomy (B.S) (RA)
민정윤, SMU Social Psychology (RA)
한동엽, Sungkyunkwan University Physics (B.S) (RA)
김지우, SNU Psychology
최영윤, SNU Psychology
유채은, SNU Biological Sciences
최주빈, SNU Biology Education
유상원, SNU Physics & Astronomy
조민제, Korea University Economics, Statistics
박지애, Ewha Womans University Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Psychology
나윤진, Ewha Womans University Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Statistics, Bioinformatics
안다인, Princeton University, Neuroscience (A.B.)
2021 Summer/Fall Interns
홍지윤, SNU Psychology
박정훈, SNU Economics (Research Assistant) (RA)
김지연, POSTECH Life Science
신부경, SNU Education
박현, SNU Computer Science
김영현, SNU Chemical & Biological Engineering
문서윤, SNU Computer Science
김동현, SNU Computer Science
이승주, SNU Psychology
임서영, UCSD Cognitive Science (RA)
최지환, SNU Mechanical Engineering
이인애, UCD Psychology (B.S)
이진우, SNU Psychology & Aesthetics
임춘영, SNU Psychology
이재원, SNU Psychology
서정우, Yonsei University Astronomy (B.S) (RA)
민정윤, SMU Social Psychology (RA)
한동엽, Sungkyunkwan University Physics (B.S) (RA)
김지우, SNU Psychology
2020/2021 Winter/Spring Interns
홍지윤, SNU Psychology
권준범, Sogang University Psychology & Data Science
박정훈, SNU Economics
김지연, POSTECH Life Science
신부경, SNU Education
박현, SNU Computer Science
김영현, SNU Chemical & Biological Engineering
이민지, Ewha Chemistry & Neuroscience
배상윤, SNU Biological Sciences
김동현, SNU Computer Science
이승주, SNU Psychology
최진규, Sogang University Computer Science
왕희환, SNU Psychology
문서윤, SNU Computer Science
2020 Fall Interns
Hee-Wan Wang, SNU Psychology
Soo-Young Kim, Ewha Womans University Computer Science
Bogyom Kim, SNU Psychology
Seoyoon Moon, SNU Computer Science
Seung-Ming Jung, Yonsei University Psychology
Eunji Lee, SNU Psychology
Ahn Gun, SNU Material Science & Engineering
Ji-Yoon Hong, SNU Psychology
2020 Summer Interns
Hee-Wan Wang, SNU Psychology
Soo-Young Kim, Ewha Womans University Computer Science
Myoung-Sun Nam, SNU Biology
Bogyom Kim, SNU Psychology
Seoyoon Moon, SNU Computer Science
Heewon Kim, NYC Computer Science
Yoona Choi, CMU Computer Science
Seung-Min Jung, Yonsei University Psychology
Eunji Lee, SNU Psychology