K-Brain 2026

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Winners of the Outstanding Poster Presentation Awards

Writer : K-Brain 2026 Date : 2026-09-09 Hits : 380

Poster Number	Name	Affiliation	Title
P-021	Jin Yeong Yoo	POSTECH	NR3C1-PDIA3 signaling controls depressive-like behavior through mitochondria-ER contact sites
P-034	Juhee Shin	IBS	Optogenetic inhibition of microglial NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo
P-050	Harin Kim	DGIST	Neuronal and astrocytic Bmal1 is required for sleep homeostasis
P-052	Hyun-ji ham	Hannam University	HSPA9 Regulates Mitochondrial Homeostasis and Stress Granule Dynamics in ALS-Related Cellular Stress
P-066	Soyoung Jun	KIST	MEGF11-dependent cerebellar development in granule cells shapes postnatal brain functional maturation
P-069	Yemin Kim	UNIST	Fine-Tuning of Dopaminergic Synapse by Microglial Phagocytosis
P-091	Se Eun Park	Seoul National University	Amyloid-β-Induced Lysosomal Lipid Remodeling Drives Microglial Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease
P-095	MinJae Kim	Seoul National University	ATP acts as the neurotransmitter underlying sour taste sensation
P-117	Seung-Min Lee	Hannam University	Targeted degradation of pathological TDP-25 using the LIR motif
P-124	Taeyoung Lee	Korea University	Sexually dimorphic interferon responses at the maternal-fetal interface contribute to sex-biased neurodevelopmental outcomes
P-127	Hyo-joung Cho	Seoul National University	Hyaluronic acid–lipid-engineered natural killer cells target injured nerves for chronic pain recovery
P-131	Jiyeon Seo	KIST	AMPAR subunit-specific hippocampal LTD is regulated by myristoylation and palmitoylation of Cyclin Y
P-140	Hyojin Park	IBS	Growth hormone is required for hippocampal engram cell maturation
P-148	Jinhyeong Joo	IBS	Corticosterone increases MAOB-dependent H2O2 production in astrocytes
P-155	Ji Min Lee	KBRI	Cytoplasmic TDP-43 aggregation confers a neurotoxic gain-of-function by sequestering mRNA of Thioredoxin 1, thereby suppressing its translation
P-158	Minseo Woo	KAIST	α-Synuclein induced senescence exacerbates Parkinson’s disease via ASF1 secretion in astrocytes.
P-188	Jiye Lee	Yonsei University	Modeling the human sensory pathway to investigate excitatory-inhibitory network dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
P-190	Hyunjin Kim	KIST	Slc45a1-5HT2a axis drives female-biased autistic traits
P-193	Hoyoung Jeong	POSTECH	Spatial organization of retinoid microenvironments in the adult mouse basal ganglia
P-198	Duwan Kwon	Seoul National University	Multi-BRET Biosensors For Resolving Gα Coupling Dynamics in GPCRs
P-204	Chi Hong Shin	KAIST	REM Sleep oscillations induce systems consolidation through astrocytic phagocytosis
P-211	Hyeonho Kim	DGIST	Neuronal mitochondrial disaggregase CLPB ameliorates Huntington's disease pathology in mice
P-213	Dongwook Kim	DGIST	LATeNT: A novel light-activated tetanus neurotoxin for conditional synaptic inhibition
P-229	Ha-Eun Lee	UNIST	Raphe-driven glutamate co-transmission shapes hippocampal function via modulation of cholecystokinin-expressing neurons
P-239	Heeyoun Park	KIST	Cerebellar network plasticity underlies the behavioral benefits of prolonged exercise
P-242	Sooji Choi	POSTECH	Investigation of Neural Circuits in Lateral Habenula Underlying Compulsive Consumption
P-245	Gilju Han	Seoul National University	A pharynx-to-forebrain circuit transforms swallowing reflexes into rapid thirst quenching
P-249	Hyeyeon Bae	KAIST	Complex interplay of neuronal and hormonal gut-brain responses to essential amino acid deficit
P-257	Jieun Lee	KBRI	Opposing prefrontal-amygdala circuit dynamics govern context-dependent fear renewal and extinction
P-282	Changsu Woo	Hallym University	Circuit-specific regulation of social avoidance by the ventral subiculum-to-anterior hypothalamic pathways after stress
P-285	Junweon Byun	IBS	A subcortical circuit controls positive empathy in reward-naïve mice
P-315	Myong Lee	Seoul National University	Delta-band oscillatory representation of stable and flexible object values in the primate caudal subthalamic nucleus
P-325	Minyeong Seo	IBS	Distinct Value-Coding Strategies in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex and Hippocampal CA1
P-362	Myungmo An	Seoul National University	A reciprocal neuromodulatory circuit that controls the persistence of the stress state
P-377	Maria Jieun Hwang	Seoul National University	Cortical Upregulation Compensates for Hippocampal Episodic Memory Decline in Middle-Aged Adults But Not Older Adults
P-398	SeungYub Lee	Sungkyunkwan University	Mechanisms of Dopaminergic Proximity Encoding During Foraging Competition
P-402	Seuk-Hwan Shin	Seoul National University	Functional coexistence and dissociation of robust place and spatial view codes in the primate hippocampus
P-404	Eun-Ho Lee	Seoul National University	Stepwise recruitment of CA3 spatial maps by visual ensembles and scene complexity via distinct network transitions
P-414	Nayoung Lee	Seoul National University	Central Amygdala GLP-1R Neurons Encode Aversive Valence to Suppress Feeding
P-418	Seok Woo Ko	KAIST	Temporally coordinated interlaminar dynamics link working memory maintenance to decision processing in the prefrontal cortex
P-419	Hyosun Kim	Hanyang University	Centrifugal feedback neurons orchestrate state-dependent visual processing in Drosophila
P-439	Yeji Yeo	KAIST	Adult restoration of Shank2 rescues sociability via synaptic phosphoproteomic remodeling and posterior parietal network recovery
P-440	Yunye Bae	Sungkyunkwan University	Neuron-specific loss of EBP1 amplifies p53 signaling and accelerates Alzheimer’s-like pathology in 5xFAD mice
P-448	Kyusik Ahn	Seoul National University	Lipopolysaccharide reaches the brain via vagal afferent neuron in Alzheimer’s disease
P-473	Seongbin Kim	IBS	A PV maturation axis links Myt1l to social circuit dysfunction
P-513	Jeongwoo Yu	Korea University	Lactococcus lactis KD10 Promotes Gut-to-CNS T cell Migration and Modulates Social Behavior in Neurodevelopmental Mouse Models
P-516	Eunjeong Cho	UNIST	Disrupted ER–Late Endosome Contacts Accelerate Amyloid Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease
P-529	Hyung Soon Kim	Ajou University	Selective enhancement of RFA connectivity to peri-infarct pyramidal neurons in synergistic post-stroke recovery via mTOR signaling and neural activty
P-545	Song-I Kim	IBS	Aberrant MAOB-dependent H2O2 causes chronic pain and exacerbates nocturnal pain via REVERBα-MAOB disinhibition
P-562	Eun kyung Lee	KIST	Epigenetic repression of ARAP3 drives sustained actomyosin condensation and striatal degeneration in Huntington’s disease