Professor Kyung Min Noh’s research explores how neurons acquire their unique identities and communicate with other brain cells—a process guided by chromatin regulators, which control the timing and activity of gene expression during brain development. When these regulators malfunction, they can contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

To investigate these complex mechanisms, her lab employs advanced technologies including CRISPR gene editing, single-cell sequencing, and multi-omics approaches using human brain cell models. The goal is to understand how disruptions in gene regulation lead to brain disorders and how the brain’s genetic activity is fine-tuned over time.

Now joining DANDRITE as its 13th affiliated researcher, Professor Noh brings not only scientific excellence but also valuable leadership experience from her years at EMBL in Heidelberg, where she served as both Group Leader and Senior Scientist. Her expertise strengthens DANDRITE’s research in neuroepigenetics and contributes to its collaborative and training-focused research culture.

“We are very happy to welcome Professor Kyung Min Noh as a DANDRITE affiliated researcher,” says DANDRITE Director Poul Henning Jensen. “Apart from bringing fantastic techniques and insight into single-cell analysis, she can help us further develop our ‘EMBL-style’ community and group leader training.”

Professor Noh shares her excitement about joining the centre:

“I’m excited to join DANDRITE as an affiliated researcher because of its strong neuroscience focus and collaborative culture, which closely align with my work on chromatin and epigenetic regulation in neurodevelopment. I look forward to contributing advanced omics approaches and fostering exchange, especially by building bridges between DANDRITE and the EMBL network.”

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