Huiseon Hwang

Huiseon Hwang 황희선

Integrated M.S.–Ph.D. Student

Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST · Prof. Ki-Jun Yoon Laboratory · Daejeon, Korea

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About

I am an integrated M.S.–Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST, working in Prof. Ki-Jun Yoon Laboratory. My research sits at the intersection of RNA biology and neural development, with a focus on N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation. I combine wet-lab experiments and confocal imaging with computational analysis of high-throughput sequencing data.

Education

Mar 2021 – Present
Integrated M.S.–Ph.D. Programme, Biological Sciences
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) · Prof. Ki-Jun Yoon Laboratory
Mar 2017 – Feb 2021
B.S., Biological Sciences — Cum Laude
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Research Interests

m6A Epitranscriptomics

Transcriptome-wide m6A mapping and the roles of writers and readers (e.g., METTL14, METTL16, YTHDF2).

RNA Biology in Neurones

mRNA transport and local regulation during neuronal development and axon outgrowth.

Bioinformatics

Pipelines for epitranscriptomic sequencing data (m6ACE-seq, m6A-SAC-seq).

Bioimage Analysis

Quantitative imaging and analysis of neurones and tissue.

Publications

The m6A reader YTHDF2 regulates mRNA transport and axon outgrowth in developing neurons
Bonsang Koo*, Ajeet Kumar*, Huiseon Hwang*, …, Ki-Jun Yoon
Nature Communications, 2026 Co-first author
DOIPress
Potential toxicity of inorganic ions in particulate matter: Ion permeation in lung and disruption of cell metabolism
Sujin Park, …, Huiseon Hwang, …, Siyoung Q. Choi
Science of the Total Environment, 2022
ResearchGate
Potential Toxicity of Inorganic Ions in Particulate Matter: Ion Permeation in Lung and Disruption of Cell Metabolism
Sujin Park, …, Huiseon Hwang, …, Siyoung Q. Choi
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021
ResearchGate

* These authors contributed equally.

Grants, Honours & Awards

Apr – Nov 2025
KAIST Venture Research Program for Master’s and PhD Students (funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT)
“Understanding complex interaction of RNAs and proteins within RNA granules from hESCs and hESC-derived neurones”
Feb 2024
Excellent Poster Award, 2023 KAIST BK21 FOUR Biological Sciences Graduate Research Symposium
Feb 2021
B.S. awarded Cum Laude, KAIST
Spring 2018
Dean’s List, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST
May 2015
Grand Award, 4th Place, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) — project on mycorrhizal network–mediated plant immune responses

Skills

Wet Lab

Western blotqPCRCo-immunoprecipitationCell cultureHuman neurone cultureImmunocytochemistryImmunohistochemistryLC-MS/MS sample preparationRNA sample preparation for NGSMiniprepBacterial transformationCryosectioningSliding microtome sectioning

Computational

PythonRBasic CLinux / shellNGS data analysism6ACE-seq analysism6A-SAC-seq analysisCLIP-seq analysis

Microscopy

Confocal microscopySpinning-disk confocal microscopyFRAP

Imaging Software

Fiji / ImageJImarisNIS-ElementsZEN

Get in Touch

Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
sunny6hhs@gmail.com · sunny6hhs@kaist.ac.kr