Sebastian Choi, Ph.D., was born and raised in South Korea and received his B.S. and M.S. from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), where he studied molecular mechanisms underlying dendritic spine formation. He obtained his Ph.D. at Harvard University, where he studied behavioral arousal and quiescence in C. elegans. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Choi studied ascending spinal pathways that convey touch and pain signals to the brain. Dr. Choi joined the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Texas  Southwestern Medical Center in July 2022.

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Sebastian Choi, Ph.D., was born and raised in South Korea and received his B.S. and M.S. from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), where he studied molecular mechanisms underlying dendritic spine formation. He obtained his Ph.D. at Harvard University, where he studied behavioral arousal and quiescence in C. elegans. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Choi studied ascending spinal pathways that convey touch and pain signals to the brain. Dr. Choi joined the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Texas  Southwestern Medical Center in July 2022.

Very little is known about how peripheral signals are integrated and processed within the spinal cord and how these signals are conveyed to the brain by spinal projection neurons to generate somatosensory perception and behavioral responses. The Choi Lab aims to determine the developmental logic and functional organization of ascending somatosensory circuitry and to use this knowledge to reveal how internal states and disorders of the nervous system shape our sense of touch and pain. The lab explores these areas using new mouse genetic tools in conjunction with advanced molecular, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches. (Courtesy: UTSW)

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