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20092023

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Education

2016 MIT, Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry
2008 POSTECH, B.S. in Chemistry

Professional Experience

2023.03–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science, University of Seoul
2016.07–2023.02: Post-Doc, Brain Science Institute, KIST

Research Interests

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Molecular Psychiatry, Synaptic Plasticity, Learning and Memory, Electrophysiology

Major Research Achievements

[1] Seo J*, Hwang H*, Sohn H*, Cho E, Jung S, Kim S, Um SM, Kim JY, Kang M, Choi Y, Kim JH, Kim M, Kim SY, Lee SK, Ahnn J, Rhim H, Jo DG, Kim E, Park M, Cyclin Y regulates spatial learning and memory flexibility through distinct control of the actin pathway, Mol Psychiatry, 28(3), 1351-1364, 2023.
[2] Hwang H, Szucs MJ, Ding LJ, Allen A, Ren X, Haensgen H, Gao F, Rhim H, Andrade A, Pan JQ, Carr SA, Ahmad R, Xu W, Neurogranin, Encoded by the Schizophrenia Risk Gene NRGN, Bidirectionally Modulates Synaptic Plasticity via Calmodulin-Dependent Regulation of the Neuronal Phosphoproteome, Biol Psychiatry, 89(3), 256-269, 2021.
[3] Hwang H*, Hur YN*, Sohn H, Seo J, Hong JH, Cho E, Choi Y, Lee S, Song S, Lee AR, Kim S, Jo DG, Rhim H, Park M, Cyclin Y, a novel actin-binding protein, regulates spine plasticity through the cofilin-actin pathway, Prog Neurobiol, 198, 101915, 2021.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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