My team develop and test the candidate drug for dementia. As a team manager, my job is to ensure that all experiments are on the right track. Experiment design, work assignment and providing direction are essential to lead the team. As a scientist, I perform and analyze electrophysiology experiment.Recently, we received the research grant from Korean Dementia Research Center for a project of 3 years.

The company is a CRO doing translational research for pre-clinical trial. My role as scientist is to design the experiments, perform, analyze and report to the client. My specialties are in-vivo electrophysiology and behavior test on rodents model. Experiments vary from one client to another so another important part of my job is to write a customized program to analyze the data faster.

The project is to analyze information flow in the hippocampus during memory task. I use Matlab to apply mathematical method (e.g. Granger causality or machine learning) on rodent electrophysiology data.Recently, I developed machine learning (SVM) based code to automatically detect sleep (NREM and REM)-wake status (83%) using EEG and EMG data. I also take care of mouse colony, handle the order of materials, present in internal or international conference and perform the experiments.

The project was to examine the effect of cholinergic stimulation during visual process. I developed the Matlab GUI to analyze the visual evoked potential result. I also tested the 16 channels probe (Neuronexus) to verify that cholinergic stimulation narrows orientation tuning effect. I take care of experimental materials, consulted students and participated in article revision or grant application.

Working in a team of 8 people on a project to restore from visual loss after retinopathy using acetylcholine.- Developed and designed the novel methodology to induce acetylcholine release during visual stimulation in an awake rat.: The treatment facilitates perceptual learning in the subject and increases visual perception.- Developed the behavioral task to measure visual discrimination capacity in a water maze.: Modified from previous method (Prusky’s water maze) to use with different orientation after electrode implantation.- Developed the electrophysiological method to measure brain response and visual acuity- Developed and programmed Matlab to analyze electrophysiological result and perform time-frequency analysis.: The program was used to measure brain signal amplitude, latency and perform fast-Fourier transformation as well as short-time Fourier transformation analysis.

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