Mee Jung Ko

Education:

B.S., Biological Sciences, Konkuk University; M.S., Medicine, Neuroscience, Konkuk University; Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University

Dissertation:

Cellular mechanisms of GPCR signaling in the modulation of anxiety, fear, and pain

Thesis Advisor:

Richard van Rijn, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University

Research Topic:

Glial mechanisms underlying sex differences in psychedelic medicine

Mentor:

Daniela Kaufer, Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Current Position:

President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

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