Hey-Kyoung Lee

Hey-Kyoung Lee is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she serves as Chair of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program. Her research focuses on synaptic plasticity mechanisms underlying memory formation, cross-modal adaptation, and neurodegenerative disease pathology.

Education

• B.S. in Biology, Yonsei University (1992)
• Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Brown University (1997)
• Postdoctoral Training, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Research Interests center on molecular/cellular bases of memory storage, with emphasis on:

• Homeostatic synaptic plasticity in sensory cortices
• Cross-modal adaptation following sensory loss
• Synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease models
• AMPA receptor phosphorylation mechanisms

Scientific Achievements

• Sloan Research Fellow (2004)
• Junior Faculty Award, University of Maryland (2009)
• Yonsei 100 Women Leaders (2006)

Her laboratory combines electrophysiology, molecular analysis, and imaging to investigate how sensory experience alters neural circuits, with implications for adult brain recovery and neurodegenerative disease interventions.