We are thrilled to announce that two of our dedicated lab members, Juyoung Seong and Suhyun Kim, have successfully passed their final doctoral dissertation defenses. Juyoung Seong joined our group in March 2021 as an MS/Ph.D. integrated program student. Her doctoral research focused on advanced strategies for motor neuron and neuromuscular junction regeneration. During her […]

Seohyun Kim, who joined our laboratory in September 2024, has successfully completed her Master’s thesis defense. Her graduate research focused on developing lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-based CRISPR delivery platforms. She worked exceptionally hard to optimize LNP formulations using diverse molecular/cellular biology techniques and in vivo animal models, significantly enhancing the delivery efficiency of both CRISPR RNPs […]

Yonghoe Koo, who joined our laboratory in September 2020 as an MS/Ph.D. integrated program student, has successfully passed his final doctoral dissertation defense. During his time in our lab, Yonghoe developed skin-attachable sensors based on biodegradable porous silicon materials to track and monitor tissue regeneration processes. He also carried out diverse foundational studies on modulating […]

Minjong Kim successfully passed his Ph.D. dissertation defense. Minjong joined our group in 2019 as one of the early members and played a central role in setting up our laboratory. Throughout his time in the lab, he has successfully conducted various research projects on CRISPR delivery systems. Huge congratulations to Dr. Kim on this incredible […]

Jinhee Mun successfully passed her Ph.D. pre-defense. Jinhee is currently conducting her research as a visiting graduate student in Prof. Gabriel Kwong’s laboratory at Georgia Tech. Her research comprehensively spans multi-omics-based cancer diagnosis, drug resistance, and advanced cancer therapies utilizing metastasis inhibition and immune modulation. Congratulations to Jinhee on passing this major milestone in her […]

Three new graduate students have officially joined our laboratory this spring semester. Jiwon Yun has joined our group as an MS/Ph.D. integrated program student after successfully completing an undergraduate internship in our lab since 2025. Yein Seok has enrolled in the Master’s program, following her summer internship through the U-SURF program in 2025. Hyesoo Shim […]

Three undergraduate students have joined our laboratory this semester for their Capstone design projects. Hye-Ji An will be working on developing nanorobots for BBB (blood-brain barrier) penetration. Dongho Kim will focus on drug delivery systems for cardiac cell remodeling. Yieun Sim will explore localized delivery of LNPs (lipid nanoparticles) using functional hydrogels. We warmly welcome […]

Dongyong Lee has officially joined our laboratory as an MS/Ph.D. integrated program student. As an undergraduate in Biomedical Engineering at UNIST, Dongyong first started his research journey in our lab as an intern back in 2020. During his undergraduate years, he gained diverse and valuable experience, including tech transfer and founding a startup, before advancing […]

Seohyun Kim started her graduate study in our lab. She was an undergraduate research assistant in Joo Group from Fall 2023, and continues her work on lipid nanoparticle-based CRISPR delivery systems for cancer therapy. Welcome aboard!

Jisu Im joined our group for graduate study in biomedical engineering as a master candidate. Jisu majored biotechnology in undergraduate at the Catholic University of Korea, and worked in our group as an undergraduate internship researcher (2023.07-08). She will be working on the nanoparticled-based CRISPR/Cas9 delivery systems.