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

• 2026-Present PhD course, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
  2023-2026 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

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 – Present M.S-Ph.D Integrated Program, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2022-2026 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.

Seoyeon Jang

Graduate student

• 2026 – Present M.S-Ph.D Integrated Program, Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH
• 2026 Undergraduate Internship
• 2022-2025 B.S. in Microbiology, Pusan National University

I like traveling, trying various sports and watching scary things
Pet: Axolotl

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 IscB

Lila Yasham Hitmi

International Internship Student

• Present POSTECH Summer Program (2026)
• Present B.S in Biotechnology. CEU San Pablo University, Spain

I enjoy walking, reading, singing and talking. I actually love conversations, exchanging between people of different cultures and traditions.

• TPR-CHAT based Screening Technology

Mami Umeki

International Internship Student

• Present M.S. in International Health, The University of Tokyo
• B.A. in International Liberal Arts, Waseda University

Most likely to be either in the ocean or at a museum

Seohyeong Han

Undergraduate student

• Present POSTECH SURF (2026)
• Present B.S. in system biology, Yonsei university

SSG Landers has a 0.09% chance of making the postseason, but I never give up. And that’s how my life goes, too.

• MMB-1 Cas6-RT-Cas1

Solwon Lee

Undergraduate student

• Present POSTECH SURF (2026)
• 2023 – Present B.S. in Biological Sciences (Double Major in Chemistry), Chungnam National University

My favorite adventures begin with either a boarding pass or a pipette.

• MMB-1 Cas6-RT-Cas1

Hojin Jeon

Undergraduate student

• Present POSTECH SURF (2026)
• 2021 – Present B.S in Biology, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea

Hoping that my data will be perfectly accurate.
Operating on caffeine to power through my experiments.
Joyfully recharging my energy by listening to my favorite music and enjoying a beer after work.
Investing my best efforts to achieve great results in this SURF.
Never giving up at any moment. Let’s go VMGE!

• gRMAP(Cas7-11) & Cas7-11-I