임혜원, Hyewhon Rhim, Ph.D.
Director, International Affairs Division
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Physiological & Pharmacological Sciences, University of Chicago (1995)
M.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University (1987)
B.S. Chemical Education, Seoul National University (1985)
- Principal Research Scientist, Center for Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2004-Present)
- Professor, Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2001-Present)
- President, Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences (KSBNS) (2018)
- Functional significance of O-GlcNAc modification in neurons
- Signaling pathways mediated by 5-TH6 receptors
- Role of autophagy in neurodegeneration
MG Jo, M Ikram, MH Jo, L Yoo, KC Chung, SY Nah, H Hwang, H Rhim*, MO Kim*. Gintonin Mitigates MPTP-Induced Loss of Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Neurons and Accumulation of α-Synuclein via the Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway. Molecular Neurobiology, 2018
MA Rahman, H Kim, KH Lee, HM Yun, JH Hong, Y Kim, H Choo, M Park, H Rhim. 5-Hydroxytryptamine 6 Receptor (5-HT6R)-Mediated Morphological Changes via RhoA-Dependent Pathways. Molecules and Cells, 2017
YR Yang, S Song, H Hwang, HJ Jung, SJ Kim, S Yoon, JH Hur, JI Park, C Lee, D Nam, YK Seo, JH Kim, H Rhim*, PG Suh*. Memory and synaptic plasticity are impaired by dysregulated hippocampal O-GlcNAcylation. Scientific Reports, 2017
Y Yang, J Kim, HY Kim, N Ryoo, S Lee, Y Kim, H Rhim*, YK Shin*. Amyloid-β Oligomers May Impair SNARE-Mediated Exocytosis by Direct Binding to Syntaxin 1a. Cell Reports, 2015