Seoyoung is a student in the Biophysics program at UW Madison. Her PhD thesis project focuses on regional variations of retinal ganglion cells. Using patch-clamp electrophysiology, she is looking at how neural computations vary based on regional topography in the retina and to what extent is this driven by regional changes in intrinsic membrane properties of retinal neurons.
Seoyoung did a double major in Biology and Astrophysics in Seoul National University. As an undergraduate, she completed a thesis in biology working on analyzing thermal interactions of intrinsically disordered regions (IDR) in yeast transcription factors. She also worked on a thesis on astrophysics where she combined grid-based and N-body astrophysical codes to enhance simulations of galaxies at intermediate scales.
Besides lab, Seoyoung likes to play the guitar, play sports with friends, and learn anything new!
Email: skim2368@wisc.edu