Members — Chung Lab

Kwanghun (KC) Chung

Principal Investigator

Department of Chemical Engineering
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Phone: 617-452-2263
Email: khchung@mit.edu

77 Massachusetts Avenue 46-6263
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Michael Harrison Program Coordinator

Clover Su
Research Scientist
Former postdoctoral research fellow at Martinos Center, MGH/Harvard Medical School
PhD, Biophysics/Materials Engineering, Boston University
BA, Physics/Neuroscience, Boston University

Jose Vargas Asencio
Senior Computations Scientist
PhD, Plant pathology, Cornell University
M.Sc., Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica

BS, Biological Sciences, Universidad de Costa Rica

Jenny Zeng
Lab Manager
Former Technician in Brain & Cognitive Science, MIT

Former Technician in Neural Computation Unit, OIST

MS major in Dental Surgery, Anhui Medical University

Shaoyu (Sebastian) Lin

Research Scientist
PhD, Development, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Southern California
MS, Cell Biology, Nankai University
BE, Biochemical Engineering, Tianjin University

Lorenzo F Ochoa Postdoctoral Associate

PhD, Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch

PhD, Neuroscience, Università degli Studi di Palermo

BS, Biology, University of Texas at El Paso

BS, Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso

Seo Woo Choi
Postdoctoral Associate

PhD, Chemical Engineering, MIT

MSCEP, Chemical Engineering, MIT

BS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Yuxuan Tian
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD student in Chemical Engineering, MIT
BS, Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Srinu Pujari
Graduate Student
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering, MIT
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, India Institute of Technology Kharagpur

XinYi Gu
Graduate Student
PhD student in EECS, MIT
BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Arizona

Nicholas Haas
Graduate Student
PhD student in Chemical Engineering, MIT
BS, Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University

Jisoo Kim
Graduate Student
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering, MIT
BS, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University

Daesun Ahn Research Technician 1

BA, Molecular and Cell Biology (Neurobiology) & Psychology, UC Berkeley

Daniz Sattarli

UROP research associate
MIT, Major: Chemical Engineering

Jada Li

UROP research associate
MIT, Major: Computation & Cognition

Alumni

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Minyoung Evelyn Kim

PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT
MS, Computer Science, Stanford University
BS, Computer Science, SungKyunKwan University

Suwan Jeon
Visiting student
BS, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University

David Lee

Postdoctoral Associate

PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

BS, Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University

Dae Hee Yun

PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT M.Eng, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University BS, Biological Engineering, Cornell University

Chuanxi Victor Zhao

MS, Bioengineering, Northeastern University BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Mississippi

Slayton Marx

Research Software Engineer BA, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Vermont

Mira Moukheiber

Currently: Graduate student at Tufts

MS, Data Science, SUNY at Buffalo

BS, Biomedical Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo

Juhyuk Park

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University

BS, Chemistry, Sogang University

Webster Guan
Graduate Student PhD student in Chemical Engineering, MIT BS, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

Joha Park
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD, Biological Sciences, Seoul National University
BS, Biological Sciences, Seoul National University

Kit-Yi Yam

Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands M.S., Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. B.S., Biomedical Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Lauren DeLorenzo
Project Manager
MS, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
BS, Biological Engineering, Cornell University

Alex Albanese
Post Doctoral Associate
Current Position: Boston Children’s Hospital

Julie Washek
Research Support Associate

YoungGyun Park
Assistant professor at KAIST

Sung-Yon Kim
Post-doctoral associate
Associate Professor at Seoul National University

Chang Ho Sohn
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at Yonsei University

Justin Swaney
PhD, Chemical Engineering, MIT
Current Location: Fulcrum Therapeutics

Lee Kamentsky
Research Engineer
MS, Bioinformatics, Brandeis University
BS, Physics, MIT

Nick Evans
Research Engineer
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Ji Wang
Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
BE, Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University

Nick DiNapoli
Technical Associate I
BS, Engineering Physics, Cornell University

Lily Wang
Undergraduate Student
Current Location: MIT

Xin Jin
Post Doctoral Associate
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Westlake University, China

Nora Peat
Visiting Student
Current Location: ETH Zürich

Taeyun Ku
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at KAIST

Nijesh Upreti
Senior Research Support Associate

Vamsi Mangena
PhD in Health, Sciences and Technology, MIT
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas

Allison Christiansen
Administrative Assistant II
MA, English Literature, University of Massachusetts, Boston
BA, English and History, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Caitlin Burke
Administrative Assistant
BA, English (Professional Writing and Technical Communication), University of Massachusetts Amherst
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate, Bridgewater State University