Hee Jae Ko

Postdoctoral Scholar in Neuroscience at Stanford

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

As a postdoc studying female-specific mechanisms in post-stroke recovery, I work at the intersection of optogenetics, behavioral analysis, and molecular biology. My current research uses viral tools and stimulation protocols to investigate how neural circuits adapt after injury — and how we might help them adapt better. I'm especially interested in building collaborations that advance stroke recovery research across both experimental and translational domains.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University School of Medicine
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Department of Neurosurgery, Steinberg Lab

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Dongguk University
    Mar 2022 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr

  • Miami University (10 mos)
    • Student Associate
      Aug 2015 - May 2016 · 10 mos

      The Center for Psychological Inquiry (CPI)

    • Undergraduate Student Researcher
      Aug 2015 - Apr 2016 · 9 mos

      Broadening Undergraduate Research Participation in Behavioral Neuroscience (BURP-BN) - Designed a study with the topic of “The Relationship Between Retention Time and Memory Reconsolidation in a Counter-conditioning Paradigm” - Complied psychology reports and interpreted results of the data obtained