김윤경, Kim, Yun Kyung

Principal Researcher

OFFICE

L7233, +82-958-5072

LAB

L7232, +82-958-5151

E-mail

yunkyungkim@kist.re.kr

HOMEPAGE

https://sites.google.com/site/kistyklab/home

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Biological Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, New York University (2009)
M.S. Department of Biological Science, KAIST (2005)
B.S. Department of Biological Science, KAIST (2002)

RESEARCH CAREER & ACTIVITIES
  • Principal Research Scientist, Convergence Research Center for Dementia (DTC), KIST, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2018-Present)
  • Senior Research Scientist, Center for Neuro-Medicine, KIST, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2010~2017)
  • Associate Professor, Dept of Biomedicine, KIST-School, UST (KIST) (2012-Present)
  • Visiting Scientist, New York University, New York, U.S.A. (2003-2005)
  • Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2007-2009)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Development of Neurodegenerative disease Models including Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
  • Identification of Brain connectivity decreased in Neurodegenerative disease
  • Investigation of AD mechanism and development of AD therapeutics
HIGHLIGHT
  • Glioblastoma-secreted soluble CD44 activates tau pathology in the brain. Lim, S.; Kim, D.; Ju, S.;Shin, S.; Cho, I.J.; Park, S.H.; Grailhe, R.; Lee, C.*; Kim, Y.K*. Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2018, in press
  • Development of a BODIPY-based fluorescent probe for imaging pathological tau aggregates in live cells. Lim, S.S.; Haque, M.; Su, D.; Kim, D.; Lee, S.S.; Chang, Y.T.*; Kim, Y.K.* Chem. Comm. 2017, 53. 1607-1610.
  • Neuroanatomical Visualization of the Impaired Striatal Connectivity in Huntington’s Disease Mouse Model Kim.D.; Jeon, J.; Cheong, E.; Kim, D.J.; Ryu, H.; Seo, H.*; Kim, Y.K.* Molecular Neurobiology, 2016, 53:2276.
  • Identification of disulfide cross-linked tau dimer responsible for tau propagation. Kim.D.; Lim, S.S.; Ryoo, N.; Hong, H.S.; Rhim, H.; Lee. D.E.; Chang. Y.T.; Cheong, E.; Lee, J.S.; Kim. D.J.; Kim, Y.K.* Scientific Report, 2015, 5:15231