Ph.D., Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of California - Irv, 2014
MS, Neurobiology
Korea University, 2008
BS, Life Sciences
Korea University, 2005
Awards & Honors
Harry June ACNP Travel Award
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), 2021
Selected for the NIH Brain Initiative Summer Course on Interdisciplinary Computational Neuroscience at University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-Columbia (NIH), 2019
Neuroscience 2018 Travel Award
Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS) , 2018
RSA Junior Investigator Travel Award
Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), 2017
SfN Trainee Professional Development Award
Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2016
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
PHRM 9210
Invest of a Problem
PHRM 8301
Neuropharmacology
PHRM 8042
Pharmacology & Therapeutics I
PHRM 5003
Pharmacology Tutorial
PHRM 9020
Seminar in Pharmacology
PHRM 8043
Pharmacology & Therapeutics II
VBIO 9010
Seminar in Vascular Bio
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
The Role of Glutamatergic Astrocyte-Neuron Interaction in Adult Anxiety Susceptibility Induced by Adolescent Repeated Alcohol Exposure, 2023 Abstract
External globus pallidus input to the dorsal striatum regulates habitual seeking behavior in male mice, 2023 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Astrocyte activities in the external globus pallidus regulate action-selection strategies in reward-seeking behaviors, 2023 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Activation of Astrocytes in the Paraventricular Nucleus of Thalamus Modulates Social Behaviors, 2022 Abstract
Distinct Coordination of Dorsomedial and Dorsolateral Striatum Encoding Social and Exploratory Behaviors, 2021 Abstract
