Dr. Shinjae Chung

Associate Professor

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Biography

Shinjae Chung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He focuses on the study of neural circuits and their role in sleep and emotional brain function. His research interests include sleep, neuropsychiatric diseases, hypothalamic functions, stress responses, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chung employs a multidisciplinary approach utilizing optogenetics, deep brain calcium imaging, in vivo physiology, gene profiling, and virus-mediated circuit mapping to identify the molecular neural mechanisms controlling sleep and understanding the interconnected neural circuits that regulate emotional states under health and disease conditions.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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