seungwoo cho – Miniature Brain Machinery

November 17, 2022February 23, 2023

Virtual Frontiers in MBM Lecture: Brain-on-a-chip for modeling human brain diseases

Seung-Woo Cho, Professor of Biotechnology at Yonsei University in South Korea, will give a virtual lecture March 1, 2023 on “Brain-on-a-chip for modeling human brain diseases” at 5:00 pm CST on Zoom. MBM trainee and PhD candidate, Olawale Salaudeen, will …

Discoveries relevant to our brains, which influence and control such a wide range of actions, emotions, and thoughts, have relied on two complimentary approaches: cognitive and behavior studies and brain cell and tissue biology studies. Our research traineeship program utilizing miniature brain machinery, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), combines these two paradigms to train the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce to advance discovery. Our students are recruited from neuroscience, cell and developmental biology, molecular and integrative physiology, chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, electrical and computer engineering, and psychology to foster a culture of innovation and translational research, and will significantly impact efforts to understand and control brain activities ongoing at other institutions.