Members
Principal Investigator
Awards
mcchoi@kaist.ac.kr
Post-Doctoral Fellows

ljc0626@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Hierarchical Assembly Structures of Protein Nanotubes
- 2022 Ph.D. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2015 M.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2013 B.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering & Mathematical Sciences (Double Major), KAIST

turliusprime@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Microtubules, Axonemes and Microtubule-Associated Proteins
- 2026 Ph.D. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2019 M.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2017 B.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
Ph.D. Candidates

hjnho@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Microtubules Rheology, Tubulin Nanostructures Metallization
- 2020 M.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2017 B.S. in Physics, UNIST

byabyakim@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Tau LLPS, Microtubule-Tau Localization
- 2021 M.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2019 B.S. in Biological Sciences, KAIST

qapark@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Microtubule-Stabilizing Agents, Biophotonics, Post-Translational Modifications
- 2022 M.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2020 B.S. in Physics, Minor in Chemistry & Nano Science, Ewha Womans University
eprince1015@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Drug delivery system, Cancer therapy, Neurodegeneration (AD and PD)
- 2022 B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
Master’s Student

s.cho@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Neuroimmunology, AD therapy
- 2025 B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences & Life Science (Double Major), Ewha Womans University
Undergraduate Students

timothyshk@kaist.ac.kr
- (2023.05 ~) B.S. Student in Physics, KAIST

k.abdugafarova@kaist.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Application of protein nanotubes
- (2024.05~) B.S. Student in Bio Brain Engineering and Chemistry (Double Major), KAIST

Research Interest:
Membrane Biophysics, Tau LLPS
- (2025.03~) B.S. Student in Physics, KAIST

stacy4099@hanyang.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Drug delivery system
- (2026. 07~) B.S. Student in Bioengineering, Hanyang University

hksandrew@korea.ac.kr
Research Interest:
Gene editing, BBB, Neurotransmitter
- (2025.07~) B.S. Student in Food bioscience and technology, Korea University
Alumni
Ph.D. Alumni
Dae-Woong Jeong (LG AI Research)
Suho Lee (New York University)
KeunMin Ken Lee (KBRI)
Jaehee Lee (KRISS)
Hasaeam Cho (KBRI)
M.S. Alumni
Yumi Kim (LG H&H)
Jimin Lee (Ilias Biologics)
Hyunwoo Jang (University of Michigan)
Researchers / Visiting / Intern students
Bopil “Grace” Gim (Shanghai Tech University)
Chaeyeon Song (Amore-Pacific R&D Center)
Sanghyun Kim (Cha University)
Siyoung Choi (KAIST)
Seongmin Park (LG Chem)
Kyuhan Kim (Seoul Tech)
Eunsun Song (Stanford University)
Shina Min (Columbia University)
Sujin Park
Chae Yeon Kang
Hyungjong Cho
Yeonwoo Ha
Seojin Kim (Chung-Ang University)
Namhyo Kim (Yonsei University)
SeoYeon Baek (Korea University)
Gyuheon Lee
Sungmin Chang (Sungkyunkwan University)