Meet the Team
Jeeyun Chung
Principal Investigator
Jeeyun is from South Korea and did her PhD with Pietro De Camilli at Yale University. She completed postdoctoral training in the joint laboratory of Tobias Walther and Robert Farese Jr. at Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School before joining the faculty in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University in 2023. She enjoys looking at beautiful cellular structures on a microscope, deciphering unpredicted results with colleagues, and designing creative experiments to solve mysteries of cellular lipid metabolism.
Audrey Dallmeyer
Administrative lab coordinator
Holden Hadfield
Research Assistant
Holden attended Bowdoin College as an undergraduate and majored in Biology. In his final year at Bowdoin, he did research with Jack Bateman investigating how homologous chromosomes pair in the somatic cells of fruit fly embryos, a process unique to flies. Holden became interested in the applications of microscopy to biological questions during the long hours spent using a confocal microscope for his undergraduate research and is particularly interested in using microscopy to study lipid droplet-organelle interactions and how things are transported within cells. In his free time, he enjoys playing water polo, hiking, and reading books.
Joshua Corbo
Graduate Student, NSF fellow
Josh attended Trinity College as an undergraduate and, in the spirit of a liberal arts education, he double majored in biology and philosophy. He conducted research with Kent Dunlap, focusing on weakly electric fish as a model to investigate questions at the cellular, physiological, behavioral, and evolutionary levels. After completing his undergraduate studies, Josh shifted his research focus and pursued a postbac fellowship at the NCI with Eugene Valkov, where he investigated the molecular mechanisms of mRNA decay. With his diverse research training, Josh intends to explore the intersections between lipid droplet biology and other disciplines, applying his skills and curiosity to uncover new insights.
Dean Rosenthal
Graduate Student
Dean grew up in New Jersey and attended Vassar College, majoring in biology with a focus on sensory ecology. While at Vassar he conducted research with Justin Touchon, investigating how treefrog tadpoles develop adaptive shifts in tail coloration to avoid detection by predators. After graduating, Dean pivoted towards cell biology and worked in Elizabeth Henske’s Lab at BWH, where he studied how the mTORC1 signaling pathway regulates MiT/TFE transcription factors. Now in the Chung lab, Dean is interested in how lipids are processed across organelles and between cell types. Outside of the lab he enjoys climbing, cooking, and crafting.
Yong-Mi Choi
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yong-Mi is from Korea and earned her PhD at Stony Brook University under the supervision of Dr. Michael Airola. During PhD, she was trained as a structural and biochemical scientist with a curiosity about lipid metabolism. She especially loves lipid droplets and is passionate about understanding lipid droplet biology, which is filled with mysteries and excitement. Now, as a postdoc, she is widening the scope of LD research from biochemistry to cell biology level to understand how lipid droplets are mobilized in the brain. Besides pursuing science, Yong-Mi enjoys walking, playing tennis, planting, and cooking.
Marian Nguyen
Undergraduate Researcher
As a senior attending Harvard University, Marian is studying Molecular and Cellular Biology with a language citation in Korean. At Chung lab, she is currently interested in studying the proteins that interact with the surfaces of lipid droplets. In her free time, Marian enjoys drawing, reading fantasy novels, and playing musical instruments.
Anna Choi
Undergraduate Researcher
Anna is a junior at Harvard College concentrating in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology with a secondary in Economics and a language citation in Mandarin. She is also a musician, pursuing a master's degree in Oboe Performance in the dual degree program with the New England Conservatory. She is passionate about researching the connection between lipid droplets and neurodegenerative disease. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, cooking, and lifting weights.
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Lab Alumni
Hana Choi
Undergraduate researcher 2023 Fall