▁to ▁Korea ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁and ▁later ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Life ▁Science ▁in ▁POST E CH ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁for ▁a ▁de cade . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁also ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Bi ote chn ology ▁Research ▁Center ▁in ▁POST E CH ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁C RI ▁Center ▁for ▁Cal ci um ▁and ▁Learning . ▁Le aving ▁POST E CH ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Korea ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( K IST ) ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁principal ▁research ▁scient ist , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁a ▁de cade . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁K IST ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁Ne ural ▁Science ▁and ▁then ▁director - general ▁of ▁their ▁Bra in ▁Science ▁Institute . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁D ae je on ▁to ▁become ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁I BS ▁Center ▁for ▁C ogn ition ▁and ▁Social ity ▁located ▁at ▁K A IST . ▁The ▁center ▁expanded ▁when ▁Ch ang jo on ▁Justin ▁Lee ▁became ▁a ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Shin ▁leads ▁the ▁Social ▁Neu ros cience ▁Group ▁while ▁Lee ▁leads ▁the ▁C ogn itive ▁Gli os cience ▁Group . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Shin ' s ▁work ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁understanding ▁how ▁changes ▁in ▁calci um ▁dynamics ▁in ▁n erve ▁cells ▁reg ulate ▁brain ▁functions . ▁He ▁has ▁been