▁the ▁human ▁brain . ▁His ▁research ▁resulted ▁in ▁him ▁being ▁named ▁a ▁National ▁Scient ist ▁by ▁the ▁Korean ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology . ▁He ▁is ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁C ogn ition ▁and ▁Social ity ▁leading ▁the ▁Social ▁Neu ros cience ▁Group ▁in ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Basic ▁Science ▁( IB S ) ▁located ▁at ▁Korea ▁Advanced ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( K A IST ). ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Shin ▁received ▁his ▁M . D . ▁in ▁imm un ology ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁of ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁gen et ics ▁and ▁cell ▁bi ology ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University . ▁During ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁studies , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁post doc ▁in ▁imm un ology ▁at ▁the ▁Slo an - K etter ing ▁Institute ▁for ▁Can cer ▁Research . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Corn ell , ▁Shin ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁associate ▁in ▁gen et ics ▁at ▁the ▁Slo an - K etter ing ▁Institute ▁for ▁Can cer ▁Research ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁dual ▁position ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁M IT ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁White head ▁Institute ▁for ▁Bi omed ical ▁Research . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁returned