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Portrait of Yeongjae Choi

Principal Investigator

Yeongjae Choi

I am an Assistant Professor at KAIST in Graduate School of Engineering Biology & a director of KAIST InnoCORE Artificial Cell Initiative. I was an assistant professor in Materials Science and Engineering, GIST from 2021-2025, and a postdoc in Prof. Peng Yin's lab in the Wyss Institute at Harvard University from 2020-2021. I got my Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering in Prof. Sunghoon Kwon's lab.

Administrative Staff
Dabin An

Researchers

  • Portrait of Junhyeong KimJunhyeong KimPostdoctoral Researcher
  • Portrait of Duckkyun YooDuckkyun YooPostdoctoral Researcher
  • Portrait of Jinho KimJinho KimPostdoctoral Researcher
  • Portrait of Woojin KimWoojin KimPostdoctoral Researcher
  • Portrait of Jangho ChoiJangho ChoiPh.D. Course
  • Portrait of Taehoon KimTaehoon KimPh.D. Course
  • Portrait of Seongjun ParkSeongjun ParkPh.D. Course
  • Portrait of Sangeun JeongSangeun JeongMS-Ph.D. Course
  • Portrait of Jinwoo SeoJinwoo SeoMS-Ph.D. Course
  • Portrait of Sion KimSion KimMS-Ph.D. Course

Frequent Visitors

  • Portrait of Taehoon RyuTaehoon RyuPh.D.
  • Portrait of Hansol ChoiHansol ChoiPh.D.
  • Portrait of Diana Dayeon ChoiDiana Dayeon ChoiJunior Volunteer (Non-Scientific)

Alumni

  • Yoonhae Koh (Graduate Student, MS 2024)First authored Paper: Nature Communications, Now Ph.D. student @ Georgia Tech, Ke Lab
  • Junho Roh (Graduate Student, MS 2025)First authored Paper: Advanced Materials, Now @ Hankook tire
  • Jihee Kim (Graduate Student, MS 2025)
  • Eunjin Choi, Ph.D. (Postdoc, 2022-2025)Corresponding Paper: Advanced Materials, Now Innocore Fellow @ AI-Nano Convergence Institute
  • Junho Sim (Graduate Student, MS 2026)First authored Paper: Science Advances
  • Hoeseong Kim (Graduate Student, MS 2026)