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Hyungbae Kwon is an Associate Professor in the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on elucidating the cellular mechanisms underlying synaptogenesis in the mouse cortex, developing novel technologies to selectively label and control behaviorally relevant circuits, and dissecting the mechanisms by which flexible cognitive actions are controlled at the cellular level. His projects employ fine-scale optical techniques to create spatiotemporally-controlled patterns of neurotransmitter release in dendrites, allowing for the local triggering of signaling mechanisms involved in synapse formation. The new tools developed in his lab enable the mapping of activity profiles of individual neurons in behaving animals, thereby testing the causal relationships between specific behaviors and neural activities. Kwon's work aims to enhance understanding of the pathways that underlie complex vertebrate behavior and to define the organizing principles of cognitive learning at a cellular resolution.
Solomon H Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD
Conducts research on cellular mechanisms of learning and cognition, focusing on synaptogenesis and neural circuit behavior.
Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.