Sung-Yon Kim
sykneuro.bsky.social
Sung-Yon Kim
@sykneuro.bsky.social
Neurobiologist seeking explanations for how it all begins, how it all ends, and everything in-between. Associate Professor at Seoul National Univ.
www.sungyonkimlab.org
#Gastronauts #Biosphere2 in the middle of the Sonoran Desert 🌵 Morning yoga, sunrise run to the old campus (w/ Elena Gracheva), incredible Southwestern food, wild turkey chase, and the Milky Way every night! Truly beyond a conference. science, nature, and people made it sacred.
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Some pics from Avi, Alex, and Scott's visit to Seoul. Learned so much at both SNU Symposium on Neural Circuits for Thermoregulation (and feeding behavior ;) + #icomes2025. Thanks for inspiring science, great conversations, and fun times! Many thanks as well to my amazing students and staff as well.
September 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The legendary mouse-brain cake with “optic fiber” candles and a “laser stimulation” demo at our lab’s 10th anniversary 🤣🧠🔥
From a tiny seedling to a fruitful tree — all thanks to you. Deeply grateful!
September 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
A fantastic day at the SNU Neuro-Chemical-Metabolism Symposium! 🧠
Brilliant talks on body–brain communication, metabolism & circuits—thanks to our speakers, students & colleagues for making it a success!
#Neuroscience #Metabolism #BrainBody
August 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
🧠Neural Circuit lab at Seoul National U invites exceptional postdoc researchers from abroad under the prestigious Brain Pool Fellowship (300-900 million KRW/yr covering salary, airfare, relocation, child education, and insurance support. Please RT🔁!
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Neural Circuit Lab @ SNU | The Neurobiology of Brain-Body Communication, Homeostasis, and Innate Behavior
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June 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Sung-Yon Kim
A drop of milkshake takes a wild ride as it passes through the body. Rachel and Kiersten and the team came up with cool strategies for visualizing food passing through the mouse GI tract and mapping the activity of the same 100s of brainstem neurons across weeks during feeding and other behaviors.
April 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Unforgettable moments honoring @deisseroth.bsky.social, recipient of the Asan Award in Medicine! Watch this great video highlighting his groundbreaking contributions:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOzK...
Proud to celebrate this historic achievement in Seoul. Cheers, Karl! 🎉 #AsanAward #Neuroscience
March 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Reposted by Sung-Yon Kim
Welcome to Bluesky! and thank you @sykneuro.bsky.social‬! Of course, I was the lucky one, honored to have you in my lab... Looking forward to seeing you again in March!
Recognized for "the discovery of light-gated ion channel mechanisms and the development of optogenetics."
Honored to have had him as my PhD advisor (2009–2013)—was a true privilege to witness his groundbreaking work transform neuroscience.
Can’t wait for the ceremony on Mar 18!
January 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Excited to share that @deisseroth.bsky.social has been announced as a laureate of the 2025 Asan Medical Award in Basic Medicine, one of Korea's top science honors!🎉
Congratulations, Karl!!

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January 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM