PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
BSME – University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
kiyunyl2@illinois.edu
Recent Publications
- Tension shapes memory: Computational insights into neural plasticity (submitted, 2025)
- Synapses without tension fail to fire in an in vitro network of hippocampal neurons (PNAS, 2023)
- Astrocyte-mediated transduction of muscle fiber contractions synchronizes hippocampal neuronal network development (Neuroscience, 2023)
Featured in:
- Muscle contractions release chemical signals that promote brain network development
- How Exercise Can Boost Brain Health
- Exercise releases chemical signals that boost brain health
- Student Researcher Spotlight: Ki Yun Lee
- Meet grad student Ki Yun Lee
