Hyeonseok Choi

EDUCATION

College / University

University of California, Berkeley

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Arts

Major Subjects

Molecular and Cell Biology: Neurobiology

Country

South Korea

Lab Experience

Immunostaining, RNA FISH, high resolution imaging, fluorescence, confocal, mouse perfusion/dissection, SVZ microdissection, cryosection, qPCR, PCR, cell culture, transfection, RNA seq, protein 3D structure prediction, zebrafish dissection. Basic experience in cell patch clamp and stereotaxic surgery. Basic experience in mouse behavioral test. Programming languages R and Python

Projects / Research

2022-2024: Structure-function relationship of long noncoding RNA Pnky (senior thesis). Dan Lim Lab. University of California, San Francisco
2022-2024: Sex-specific role for the long noncoding RNA Pnky in mouse behavior. Dan Lim Lab. University of California, San Francisco
Nature Communications

Scholarships / Awards

2024 – 2026:

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD) scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in understanding how dynamic molecular phenomena give rise to higher cognition and behavior. With a background in molecular biology, looking at the brain as a system intrigues me. Interested in tool/probe building for brain signals and interpreting brain signals for comprehensive signals. My goal is narrowing the gaps between experimental neuroscience and cognitive phenomena.