Seokjun Hong
Principal Investigator
PHD
Hey there! I’m Seok-Jun, a human brain imager with a passion for unraveling the mysteries of large-scale brain networks and the dynamic principles that govern them. My work originally focused on investigating the brain connectopathies in the developmental disorders such as epilepsy and autism, but now my lab is expanding its reach into normal development, whole-brain dynamic simulations, and neuroscience-inspired AI. I’m especially interested in figuring out how to link biologically detailed (mainly neuroimaging-informed) network models with task-optimized RNNs to better understand how human brain functions emerge along the cortical hierarchy.
Fun Fact: My kids like to compare me to Pooh (not because of my belly but I am cute!@#!@).
Location. IBS Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, N Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seobu-ro 2066, Jangan-gu, 16419, Suwon, South Korea
Professional
2024 – present
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Sungkyunkwan University
2020 – present
Principal Investigator, CNIR, Institute for Basic Science, Korea
Institute for Basic Science, Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research
2020 – 2023
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Sungkyunkwan University
2019 – present
Research Scientist, Child Mind Institute, New York, USA
Child Mind Institute
2018 – 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Mind Institute, New York, USA
Child Mind Institute
2016 – 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
McGill University
Education
2011 – 2016
PHD
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Major
Neuroscience
Supervisor
Dr. In Kyoon Lyoo
Thesis
Associations between neuro-metabolites and cerebral blood flow in adults with subclinical insomnia: a multimodal neuroimaging study
2008 – 2010
MSc
Seoul National University
Seoul South Korea
Major
Neuroscience
Supervisor
Dr. Seung Yeon Lee
Thesis
When social rejection leads to reactive/displaced aggression: The moderating effects of just world belief and unjust world belief
2001 – 2007
BSc
Yonsei University
Seoul South Korea
Major
Computer Science & Cognitive Science
Supervisor
Dr Kyoung Ok Seol
Thesis
Does analytic thinking reduce religious belief for all?
Honors, Awards, Grants
2024
SKKU Teaching Award
2019
NARSAD Young Investigator award, Brain-Behavior Research
2018
Young Investigator Award, 72nd American Epilepsy Society, USA
2018
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Postdoc Fellowship
2018
Simon Groom Travel Award, Montreal Neurological Institute
2017
Jeanne Timmins Fellowship, Montreal Neurological Institute
2017
Travel award, 20th International Conference on MICCAI
2017
Canadian League Against Epilepsy, Post-Graduate Training Fellowship
2017
Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Merit Abstract Award, Canada
2016
American Epilepsy Society, Jack Pellock Award, Houston, USA
2016
Top trainee in Canadian League Against Epilepsy, Canada
2015
Jeanne Timmins Costello Studentship, Montreal Neurological Institute
2015
Canadian League Against Epilepsy, Publication award for student
2015
Student travel award, 18th International Conference on MICCAI
2015
Best poster presentation, 31st International Epilepsy Congress, Istanbul
2014
Grass Young Investigator Award, 68th American Epilepsy Society, Seattle
2014
Desjardins Outstanding Student Award, Montreal Neurological Institute
2013
Simon Groom Travel Award, Montreal Neurological Institute