Sungchul Kim

Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor, PhD

• 2024-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2021-2024 Young Scientist Fellow, Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science
• 2016-2020 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Delft University of Technology
• 2013-2015 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Seoul National University 
• 2007-2013 Doctor of Philosophy, Seoul National University
• 2001-2006 Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University
• sungchulkim@postech.ac.kr

Seongjin An

Graduate student (External)

• 2023-Present Master course, Korea University
  2019-2023 B.S in Division of Life Sciences, Korea University

Singing, drinking, and pipetting every day. Sometimes sleeping.

• Co-supervised with Prof. Hunsang Lee, PhD in Korea University (Department of Biological Sciences)
• CRISPR biology
• Biochemistry
• Single-molecule biophysics
• a71914@korea.ac.kr

Sungjoon Son

Graduate student

• 2025-Present PhD course, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2023-2025 M.S. in Biological Sciences, Seoul National University
• 2013-2022 B.S. in Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University

Most likely to be obsessed with delivering scientific presentations featuring aesthetic illustrations he created.

• Mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and its helicase
• Unraveling novel prokaryotic membrane proteins related to immune systems
• sungjoonson@postech.ac.kr

Jenoh Lee

Graduate student

• 2025-Present M.S-Ph.D Integrated Program, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2021-2025 B.S. in Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University

You’ll usually find me either in the lab or at the gym—pipetting every day, lifting every day.

• Engineering Type III-E CRISPR-Cas systems
• zeno0427@postech.ac.kr

Yura Lee

Graduate student

• 2025-Present M.S-Ph.D Integrated Program, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2021-2024 B.S. in Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University

Extroverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, and Judging
Multifaceted hobbyist (and a researcher hopefully someday..)

• Single-molecule Peptide Screening
• youragy@potech.ac.kr
  

Yuri Song

Graduate student

• 2025-Present M.S-Ph.D Integrated Program, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2020-2024 B.S. in Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University

Mostly diligent, but sometimes just zoning out with my coffee.

• CRISPR recorder
• Memory in gene circuit
• thddbfl121@postech.ac.kr

Sooyeon Choi

Graduate student

• 2025 – Present M.S-Ph.D Integrated Program, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2021-2025 B.S. in Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

Most likely to be found with an iced coffee or a pipette… and maybe a tiny, sweet apple pie.

• Photoswitchable Cas9
• syeonchoi@postech.ac.kr

Daeun Kim

Graduate student

• 2026 – M.S-Ph.D Integrated Program, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2022-Present B.S. in Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University

Most likely to be found in a lab or a café, happily pairing a cup of coffee or tea with a gorgeous dessert.

Yehun Moon

Undergraduate student (WURF)

• Present POSTECH WURF (2025)
• 2020-Present Major in Life Science, Handong Global University

The calm to contemplate even in the rain, and the courage to stand firm even in a storm.

Sion Kim

Undergraduate student

• Present in Undergraduate research participant
• 2024 – Present B.S. in Life Sciences, POSTECH

I enjoy going to the gym, cafés, shopping, and fashion, and I seek novelty in everyday moments.

• Engineering NLS for SpCas9 efficiency

Suje Park

Undergraduate student (WURF)

• Present POSTECH WURF (2025)
• 2021-Present B.S. in Civil Engineering, Chungnam National University
  Double Major in Applied Biology,
  Chungnam National University
• 2021-Present Minor in Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Chungnam National University

Most likely to be found in the library or at home.

Gyeong-seok Oh

Postdoctoral researcher, PhD

• 2024-Present Postdoctoral reseracher, POSTECH
• 2022-2024 Postdoctoral reseracher, Institute for Basic Science
• 2014-2021 Doctor of Philosophy, Seoul National University
• 2010-2014 Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University

• CRISPR Biology
• SARS-CoV-2 Biology
• Microbiology
• Single-molecule biophysics
• Biochemistry
• Molecular biology

Yong-geun Choi

Researcher

• SARS-CoV-2 biophysics
• CRISPR biology
• ​Biochemistry
• DNA/RNA works
• Protein purification and modification
• Molecular biology

Jiyoon Lee

Researcher

• CRISPR Biology
• CRISPR application
• ​Molecular biology
• Cellular biology
• DNA/RNA works
• Cell imaging

Hyunwoo Ko

Undergraduate student

• 2000-Present Department of Applied Biology and chemistry, Seoul National University

• CRISPR Biology
• CRISPR Engineering
• Molecular Recording
• Cellular imaging
• Molecular Biology

Yoonseo Joung

Undergraduate student (SURF)

• POSTECH SURF (2025)
• 2021-2025 B.S. in Biological sciences, Konkuk University

Enjoy playing guitar or listening to band music during free time.

• Spatiotemporal Dissection of Opposing Movements between SARS-CoV-2 RdRp and nsp13 via Single-Molecule FRET

Gilhong Back

Undergraduate student

• 2023-Present
  B.S. in Chemical Engineering, POSTECH
  Double major in Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
  Double major in Interdisciplinary Studies of Synthetic Biology, POSTECH
• 2024-Present Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies of Environment Sciences & Engineering, POSTECH
• 2025.09-Present Undergraduate research participant

I’ll be in lab or either taking courses in daytime, and sing acappella in every night-time.
Always happy, because I’m lucky.

• Engineering Type III-E CRISPR-Cas systems
• mnlback@postech.ac.kr

Chan Park

Postdoctoral Researcher, PhD

• B.S. in Systems Biology, Yonsei University (March 2003 – August 2011)
• Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Program in Biomaterials Engineering, Yonsei University (September 2012 – August 2020)
• Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yonsei University (August 2011 – December 2011)
• Sergeant (Honorably Discharged), Republic of Korea Army (December 18, 2006 – November 30, 2008)
• Researcher, Laboratory of Biopharmaceuticals, Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University (January 2012 – August 2020)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Microbiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine (September 2020 – May 2024)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, RNA Research Group, Seoul National University (May 2024 – Aug 2024)

• CRISPR Biology
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology