Prof. Hyokeun Park received his Ph.D. in Chemical Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006. He worked at Stanford University as a postdoctoral fellow until 2013. He became a joint professor in the division of Life Science and department of Physics in 2014. He has worked on single-molecule biophysics and neuroscience. His research focus on the dynamics of single-molecules and synaptic transmission in neurons using new fluorescence microscopy techniques.
Enormous progress in single-molecule fluorescence microscopy has enabled us to directly observe movements and interactions of individual proteins. Using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy techniques, we are working on dynamics of single molecules and organelles to reveal mysteries of nature. A synergy developed among the different majors, including biology, physics and engineering, allow us to study biological questions with the state-of-the-art techniques including real-time three-dimensional nanometer-accuracy tracking setup, fluorescence resonance energy transfer(FRET) and magnetic tweezers. Our main research goals are:
