남민호, Min-Ho, Nam
Senior Researcher
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University (2017)
M.S. Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University (2013)
M.D.(DKM), B.S. Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University (2011)
RESEARCH CAREER & ACTIVITIES
- Adjunct professor, 2021.03 – present: Department of KHU-KIST Convergence Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University
- Researcher / Senior Researcher, 2018.09 – present: Center for Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, KIST
- Post-doc, 2017.03 – 2018.08: Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction (Dr. C. Justin Lee’s lab), Brain Science Insitute, KIST
- Visiting graduate student, 2013.03 – 2017.02: Center for Neuroscience (Dr. C. Justin Lee’s lab), Brain Science Insitute, KIST
- Awards: Youth Heojun Award (2010), Korea Presidential Youth Talent Award (2010), Korea Junior Research Fellowship (2012 – 2015)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Pathological role of astrocytes in various brain disorders (i.e., Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease)
- Cellular, molecular, and circuitry mechanism of acupuncture therapy for neurological disorders
HIGHLIGHT
- Oh JY*, Lee H*, Jang SY, Kim H, Park G, Serikov A, Jang JH, Kim J, Yang S, Sa M, Lee SE, Han YE, Hwang TY, SJ Jung, Kim HY, Lee SE, Oh SJ, Kim J, Kim J, Kim J, McHugh TJ, Lee CJ, Nam MH#, Park HJ#, Central role of hypothalamic circuits for acupuncture’s anti parkinsonian effects, Advanced Science, 2024, DOI: 10.1002/advs.202403245 (#co-corresponding authors)
- Ju YH*, Cho J*, Park JY, Kim H, Hong EB, Lee CJ, Chung E, Kim HI#, Nam MH#, Tonic excitation by astrocytic GABA causes neuropathic pain through augmenting neuronal activity and glucose metabolism, Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s12276-024-01232-z (#co-corresponding authors)
- Nam MH*, Ko HY*, Kim D*, Lee S, Park YM, Hyeon SJ, Won W, Chung JI, Kim SY, Jo HH, Oh KT, Han YE, Lee GH, Ju YH, Lee H, Kim H, Heo J, Bhalla M, Kim KJ, Kwon J, Stein TD, Kong M, Lee H, Lee SE, Oh SJ, Chun JH, Park MA, Park KD, Ryu H#, Yun M#, Lee CJ#, Visualization reactive astrocyte-neuron interaction in Alzheimer’s disease using 11C-acetate and 18F-FDG, Brain, 2023, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad037
- Cho HU*, Kim S*, Shim J, Yang S, Nam MH#, Jang DP#, Lee CJ#, Redefining differential roles of MAO-A in dopamine degradation and MAO-B in tonic GABA synthesis, Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2021;53(7):1148-1158. (#co-corresponding authors)
- Nam MH*, Cho J*, Kwon DH, Park JY, Woo J, Lee J, Lee S, Ko HY, Won W, Kim RG, Song H, Oh SJ, Choi JW, Park KD, Park EK, Jung H, Kim HS, Lee MC, Yun M, Lee CJ#, Kim HI#, Excessive astrocytic GABA causes cortical hypometabolism and impedes functional recovery following subcortical stroke, Cell Reports, 2020, 32, 107861.
- Heo JY*, Nam MH*, Yoon HH, Kim J, Hwang YJ, Won W, Woo DH, Lee JA, Park HJ, Jo S, Lee MJ, Kim S, Shim JE, Jang DP, Kim KI, Huh SH, Jeong JY, Kowall NW, Lee J, Im H, Park JH, Jang BK, Park KD, Lee HJ, Shin H, Cho IJ, Hwang EM, Kim Y, Kim HY, Oh SJ, Lee SE, Paek SH, Yoon JH, Jin BK, Kweon GR, Shim I, Hwang O, Ryu H#, Jeon SR#, Lee CJ#, Aberrant tonic inhibition of dopaminergic neuronal activity causes motor symptoms in animal models of Parkinson’s disease, Current Biology, 2020;30(2):276-291.
- Nam MH*, Han KS*, Lee J*, Won WJ, Koh W, Bae JY, Woo J, Kim J, Kwong E, Choi TY, Chun H, Kim SB, Park KD, Choi SY, Bae YC#, Lee CJ#, Activation of astrocytic mu-opioid receptor causes conditioned place preference, Cell reports, 2019;28(5):1154-1166.