We are always excited to hear from motivated and curious people who want to explore how glial cells develop.

Dr. Heo received her B.S. in Neurobiology at Georgetown University in 2015. She earned her Ph.D. from the Neuroscience Graduate Program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she worked with Dr. Dwight Bergles studying oligodendrocyte lineage cells in health and disease. She then received her postdoctoral training at Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, in the labs of Drs. Kelly Monk and Marc Freeman. She will be joining University of Notre Dame in July 2027.
The first students in this lab will help define it. Apply through the Graduate Program in Biological Sciences at Notre Dame.
Join the lab →We welcome undergraduates who want hands-on research experience, with priority for students who can commit at least two years to the lab.
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