Availability
334 T.H. Morgan Building / Tuesday and Thursday - 1 to 3 pm
Education
2015 - current Ph. D. canidate, Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
2013 - 2015 Ph. D. student, Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
2009 - 2011 Master of Science, Department of Life Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
2002 - 2009 Bachelor of Science, Department of Life Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
(2003- 2005) Military service in South Korea
Research & Professional Positions
2013- current Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2011- 2013 Reseach Intern-Graduate, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
2009- 2011 Grauduate Research Assistant, Department of Life Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
2006 - 2009 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Biography
How did evolution lead to a complex life form? How did some mammals, like humans, come to possess various types of cells and organs? Will I be able to induce the full development of such organs myself? These were the questions I had when I took a course on animal cell culture during sophomore, where I learned that life is more than the simple sum of its parts. I know each part is important for understanding and dissecting the whole, but I also believe that what makes an organism a living thing is something that comes out of the whole. This is the basic philosophy through which I see the biological world.
From the time I received my master’s degree, I had been hoping to study in the U.S. where biological science research is actively conducted and well-established. Therefore, I decided to go to U.S. to study and work. When I worked at Vanderbilt University, I found a big interest in neuroscience, especially sleep research. Currently, I am studying sleep research under Dr. Bruce O'Hara. I am so excited to learn and research about it.
Research
Currently, I am researching circadian rhythms and sleep between the house mouse (Mus musculus) and African spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) in single and group housing conditions. Also, I am doing EEG experiment and other sleep related experiments to know sleep patterns of African spiny mouse in detail.
