Personal profile
Education
2016 MIT, Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry
2008 POSTECH, B.S. in 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
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.
[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.
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Elevated O-GlcNAcylation Enhances Metabolic Rate and Reduces the Excitability of Hypothalamic ARC Neurons in 10-month-old Male Mice
Yasmin, T., Lee, Y., Hwang, H., Seo, J., Kim, M. S., Park, M., Oh, S. J., Nam, M. H. & Rhim, H., Jan 2025, In: Experimental Neurobiology. 34, 4, p. 147-155 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lipid-Enriched Gintonin from Korean Red Ginseng Marc Alleviates Obesity via Oral and Central Administration in Diet-Induced Obese Mice
Yasmin, T., Lee, Y., Kim, W. S., Lee, B., Lee, R., Hwang, H., Nam, M. H., Nah, S. Y., Kim, M. S. & Rhim, H., Dec 2025, In: Nutrients. 17, 23, 3794.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Loss of MEF2C function by enhancer mutation leads to neuronal mitochondria dysfunction and motor deficits in mice
Yousefian-Jazi, A., Kim, S., Chu, J., Choi, S. H., Nguyen, P. T. T., Park, U., Kim, M. G., Hwang, H., Lee, K., Kim, Y., Hyeon, S. J., Rhim, H., Ryu, H. L., Lim, G., Stein, T. D., Lim, K., Ryu, H. & Lee, J., Dec 2025, In: Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20, 1, 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Retraction note: Gintonin Mitigates MPTP-Induced Loss of Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Neurons and Accumulation of α-Synuclein via the Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway (Molecular Neurobiology, (2019), 56, 1, (39-55), 10.1007/s12035-018-1020-1)
Jo, M. G., Ikram, M., Jo, M. H., Yoo, L., Chung, K. C., Nah, S. Y., Hwang, H., Rhim, H. & Kim, M. O., Jul 2024, In: Molecular Neurobiology. 61, 7, p. 4926 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Cyclin Y regulates spatial learning and memory flexibility through distinct control of the actin pathway
Seo, J., Hwang, H., Sohn, H., Cho, E., Jung, S., Kim, S., Um, S. M., Kim, J. Y., Kang, M., Choi, Y., Kim, J. H., Kim, M., Kim, S. Y., Lee, S. K., Ahnn, J., Rhim, H., Jo, D. G., Kim, E. & Park, M., Mar 2023, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 28, 3, p. 1351-1364 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations