Human tissue,
engineered on a chip.
We build vascularized microphysiological systems that recreate human tissue microenvironments, and we read them with quantitative, AI-enabled imaging.
한양대학교 생명공학과 미세생리시스템 연구실
Laboratory for Advanced Microphysiological Systems
what we study
Vascularized & organ models
Engineered, perfusable microvascular networks inside organ and tumor models.
Tumor & immune microenvironment
Patient-derived tumors, immune cell trafficking and immune–vascular crosstalk.
High-throughput platforms
Standardized, automation-ready organ chips for drug screening and safety.
AI bioimage analysis
Virtual staining, segmentation and label-free phenotyping of 3D tissues.
principal investigator
Jihoon Ko, Ph.D. 고지훈
Assistant Professor · Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University kchip [at] hanyang.ac.krWe are recruiting graduate students and undergraduate researchers
Microfluidics, 3D printing, 3D cell culture, organoids and AI-based image analysis. 관심 있는 분들은 이력서(CV)와 성적증명서(사본 가능)를 보내주세요. How to join →
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Principal investigator, graduate students, undergraduate researchers and alumni.
Jihoon Ko, Ph.D. 고지훈
Assistant Professor · Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University kchip [at] hanyang.ac.kr · ORCID 0000-0002-6555-3728His research focuses on human-relevant microphysiological systems (MPS) that integrate microengineering, vascular biology, organoids, immune systems, and AI-enabled bioimage analysis. His group builds engineered human tissue models of complex physiological and pathological microenvironments, with particular interest in vascularized organ models, tumor–immune microenvironments, high-throughput microfluidic platforms, and patient-specific disease models.
h-index, i10-index, citations: Google Scholar, November 2026 · FWCI: Scopus/SciVal, 2022–2025
Appointments
- 2026.09–Assistant Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering, Hanyang University
- 2023.03–26.08Assistant Professor, Dept. of BioNano Technology, Gachon University
- 2021.09–23.02Research Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University
- 2021.03–23.02Research Fellow, Hematology & Oncology, Samsung Medical Center (PI: Prof. Jeeyun Lee)
Education
- 2021Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University (Advisor: Prof. Noo Li Jeon). Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
- 2015B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University
Selected honors & awards
- 2026World’s Top 2% Scientists (single-year), Stanford University–Elsevier
- 2026Yamaguchi Medal – Emerging Technology, Asian Pacific Association for Biomechanics (WCB 2026)
- 2026바이오칩 젊은 인재상, The Korean BioChip Society
- 2025Young Academic Salon Award, Microsystems & Nanoengineering
- 2024Young Scientist Researcher, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2022 · 2020Gold Prize · Silver Prize, IBS Art in Science, Institute for Basic Science
- 2021Best Paper Award, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2019Best Paper Award, Korean BioChip Society · Young Researcher Session Award, IEEE-NANOMED
graduate students
undergraduate researchers
alumni
Research
We engineer human-relevant microphysiological systems and apply them to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and alternatives to animal testing.
Funded projects ongoing
- Multi-organoid digital twin platform for predicting therapeutic responses in autoimmune diseases
Excellent Young Researcher Program · MSIT / NRFPI2026–2031 - Immune cell discovery platform for cancer therapy
Engineering Research Center (ERC) · MSIT / NRF · Co-Investigator2023–2030 - Microphysiological systems for immunotherapy safety evaluation
Korea ARPA-H Project · MOHW / KHIDI2024–2029 - AI-designed probiotic–nanodrug oral therapeutics for autoimmune diseases, with an MPS–semiconductor sensor evaluation platform
Nano & Future Materials Program · MSIT / NRF · Co-Investigator2026–2030 - Customized 3D biofabrication materials and components for drug safety evaluation
Materials & Components Technology Program · MOTIE / KEIT · Co-Investigator2024–2027
Research areas
Seeing inside the chip
Confocal, 3D-reconstructed and brightfield images from our microphysiological systems, alongside the devices that hold them. Select an image to view it larger.
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publications
Google Scholar metrics as of 11 November 2026 (2026 is year-to-date) · FWCI (Field-Weighted Citation Impact): Scopus/SciVal, 2022–2025
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Contact
For collaborations, questions or joining the lab, please email us. 공동연구, 문의, 연구실 지원 모두 환영합니다.
Hanyang University
222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu
Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
Build human tissue on a chip with us
We are looking for students who want to connect biology, engineering and AI. 바이오와 AI를 함께 다루며 차세대 인체 모사 플랫폼을 만들 연구원을 찾습니다.
Who we are looking for
- Integrated M.S.–Ph.D. (석박통합과정) applicants are preferred. M.S. applicants are also welcome.
석박통합과정 지원자를 우대합니다. 석사과정 지원도 환영합니다. - Preferred: AI × Bio. Interest or experience in AI/deep learning together with biology, such as bioimage analysis, organoids or cell-culture chips.
우대 역량: AI 바이오. 딥러닝 기반 이미지 분석, 오가노이드, 세포배양칩 개발에 관심 있는 분.
What you will work with
How to join
- Send your CV and transcriptEmail both to kchip [at] hanyang.ac.kr. 이메일로 이력서(CV)와 성적증명서(사본 가능)를 보내주세요.
- InterviewWe will contact you for a meeting with Prof. Ko. 서류 검토 후 면담을 진행합니다.
- Six-month internshipBefore admission, you join the lab as an intern for about six months to get to know the research and the team. 입학 전 약 6개월간 인턴 연구원으로 함께 연구합니다.
- AdmissionYou begin your graduate program in the following semester. Funding and stipends are discussed individually. 인건비 등 지원 사항은 면담 후 개별적으로 논의합니다.