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(October 8th, 2026) Webinar: Inside the Skull: Exploring Bone Marrow & Brain Dynamics with Intravital Imaging

(October 8th, 2026) Webinar: Inside the Skull: Exploring Bone Marrow & Brain Dynamics with Intravital Imaging

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What happens at the interface between the skull, immune system, vasculature, and brain? And how can we visualize these interactions from the skull to the deep brain?

This joint webinar will feature Prof. Bong Ihn Koh (Yale School of Medicine), author of the paper “Adult skull bone marrow is an expanding and resilient haematopoietic reservoir,” and Prof. Pilhan Kim (KAIST), who will introduce advanced intravital imaging approaches for visualizing brain dynamics. Together, the sessions will explore new perspectives on the dynamic biology of the skull and brain.

Session 1: Functional specialization of craniofacial bone marrow vasculature
 Prof. Bong Ihn Koh will present his recent publication, “Adult skull bone marrow is an expanding and resilient haematopoietic reservoir,” highlighting the unique vascular and immune characteristics of the calvarial bone marrow and its role in neuroimmune communication between the skull and the central nervous system (CNS). The presentation will explore how specialized bone marrow vasculature supports hematopoiesis, immune cell trafficking, and CNS surveillance, with a focus on the functional heterogeneity of craniofacial bone marrow.

Session 2: From Skull to Deep Brain: Exploring Brain Dynamics with Intravital Imaging
Prof. Pilhan Kim will introduce cutting-edge intravital imaging approaches for exploring brain dynamics from the skull to deep brain regions. His session will highlight how two-photon and confocal microscopy enable real-time visualization of neuronal, vascular, and cellular dynamics in the living brain, featuring cranial imaging windows, deep brain imaging, and awake imaging for longitudinal studies of brain physiology and cellular interactions.

Date

Oct 08 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Speakers

  • Dr. Pilhan Kim
    Dr. Pilhan Kim Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea CEO, IVIM Technology, Inc., Daejeon, Korea
    Dr. Pilhan Kim
    Dr. Pilhan Kim
    Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea CEO, IVIM Technology, Inc., Daejeon, Korea

    Pilhan Kim received his bachelor’s and PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University (Korea) in 2000 and 2005, respectively. From 2005 to 2010, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA) with a cross-disciplinary postdoctoral fellowship from Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). In 2010, he joined the Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) where he is currently a tenured Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology. His main research interests focus on systemic cellular-level visualization of various preclinical model organism to investigate complex pathophysiology of human disease, leading to the development of an advanced in vivo cellular imaging technology based on an ultrafast laser-scanning intravital microscopy system.

  • Dr. Bong Ihn Koh
    Dr. Bong Ihn Koh Department of Comparative Medicine at Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale School of Medicine Assistant Professor
    Dr. Bong Ihn Koh
    Dr. Bong Ihn Koh
    Department of Comparative Medicine at Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale School of Medicine Assistant Professor

    Prof. Bong Ihn Koh studies vascular biology and specialized stem cell niches in craniofacial bone marrow, focusing on their roles in neuroimmune communication, hematopoiesis, and tissue regeneration.

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