Research Team

Principal Investigator & Co-PI

REMAP is led jointly by GIST and KIST, pairing a stimulation & functional hub with a molecular & mechanism hub.

Prof. Euiheon Chung PI · Director

Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, GIST

PhD, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology (HST), 2007. 96 SCI publications · h-index 37 · 19 patents · KRW 10B+ in research funding & investment.

Co-chair, Gordon Research Conference on Biomedical Optics 2026 (first Korean co-chair) · Founder, 4PMx Inc. · Former Department Chair, GIST BMSE.

Dr. Hoon Ryu Co-PI · KIST

Brain Science Institute, KIST · Adjunct Assoc. Professor, Boston University School of Medicine

190 SCI publications · h-index 65 · 16,000+ citations. Former PI, Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center (15 years at BU: 2004–2019).

KIST Scientist of the Month (2022) · Minister of Science and ICT Award (2024).

Expertise: neurodegenerative disease, epigenetics, astrocyte biology, mitochondrial metabolism.

Project mentors across GIST and KIST guiding the five fellowship tracks.

Prof. Jiyeon Kang Project A

AI Convergence, GIST

UHF-MS hardware & system engineering — platform construction and core stimulation technology.

Prof. Hyuksang Kwon Projects A & E

Biomedical Science & Engineering, GIST

UHF-MS optimization, EEG, and AI-driven stimulation parameter tuning; reproducibility & stability validation.

Prof. Tae Kim Project C

Biomedical Science & Engineering, GIST

In vivo AD efficacy, EEG/EMG-based neural function analysis, and behavioral neuroscience.

Prof. Jaegwan Kim Project E

Biomedical Science & Engineering, GIST · tedi.gist.ac.kr

Multimodal neuroimaging, fNIRS-based brain function measurement, and translational biomarker development.