Changjoon Justin Lee | |
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Born | Gimpo, South Korea | March 21, 1966
Alma mater | Columbia University, University of Chicago |
Known for | GABA and glia research |
Awards | Science Day 2017 (2017), Kyung-Ahm Prize (2016), FILA Basic Science Award (2014), Scientist of the Year Award (KIST, 2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ion channel, neuron-glia interaction, astrocyte pathophysiology, cognitive glioscience, glioblastoma |
Institutions | Institute for Basic Science, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Emory University, Michael Reese Hospital, Columbia University |
Thesis | The Expression and Function of Kainate and AMPA Receptors in Nociceptive Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Amy B. MacDermott |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이창준 |
Hanja | 李昌俊 |
Revised Romanization | Lee Changjun |
McCune–Reischauer | Lee Ch'angchun |
Website | Center for Cognition and Sociality – Cognitive Glioscience Group |
Changjoon Justin Lee is an American neuroscientist specializing in the field of glioscience. He served as the Director of Center for Neuroscience at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and later founded the WCI Center for Functional Connectomics as part of the World Class Institute Program. In 2015, he established the Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction before becoming co-director of the IBS Center for Cognition and Sociality and head of the Cognitive Glioscience Group in 2018. He has been on the editorial boards of the journals Molecular Brain and Molecular Pain and is a chief editor of Experimental Neurobiology.