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Research output per year
Personal profile
Education
- 2005 Ph.D., KAIST (Neuroscience)
- 2002 M.S., KAIST (Neuroscience)
- 2000 B.S., KAIST (Biological Sciences)
- 2002 M.S., KAIST (Neuroscience)
- 2000 B.S., KAIST (Biological Sciences)
Professional Experience
- 2007-2008 Researcher, Dept. of Neuroscience, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 2008-2011 Postdoc, Dept. of Mol. Cell Biol., Stanford Univ.
- 2011-2017 Assistant/Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochem., Yonsei University
- 2017-present Associate Professor/Professor, Dept. of Brain Sciences, DGIST
- 2022-present Director, Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity
- 2008-2011 Postdoc, Dept. of Mol. Cell Biol., Stanford Univ.
- 2011-2017 Assistant/Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochem., Yonsei University
- 2017-present Associate Professor/Professor, Dept. of Brain Sciences, DGIST
- 2022-present Director, Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity
Research Interests
- Mechanisms of synapse formation and function
- Mechanisms of neural circuit architecture
- Pathogenic mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric and/or neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, schizophrenia, depression,...)
- Development of new animal models for brain diseases
- Mechanisms of neural circuit architecture
- Pathogenic mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric and/or neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, schizophrenia, depression,...)
- Development of new animal models for brain diseases
Major Research Achievements
- 2022 Best Resesearch Award, DGIST
- 2017 Best Academic Award, DGIST
- 2016 Presidential Young Scientists Award, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology & Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning
- 2016 30 Young Scientists Award, POSTECH & Dong-A Ilbo
- 2014 Asan Medical Award, The Asan Foundation
- 2017 Best Academic Award, DGIST
- 2016 Presidential Young Scientists Award, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology & Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning
- 2016 30 Young Scientists Award, POSTECH & Dong-A Ilbo
- 2014 Asan Medical Award, The Asan Foundation
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Multifarious astrocyte–neuron dialog in shaping neural circuit architecture
Ngoc, K. H., Jeon, Y., Ko, J. & Um, J. W., Jan 2025, In: Trends in Cell Biology. 35, 1, p. 74-87 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A Systematic Structure-Function Characterization of a Human Mutation in Neurexin-3α Reveals an Extracellular Modulatory Sequence That Stabilizes Neuroligin-1 Binding to Enhance the Postsynaptic Properties of Excitatory Synapses
Stokes, E. G., Kim, H., Ko, J. & Aoto, J., 9 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 44, 41, e1847232024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: Specification of neural circuit architecture shaped by context-dependent patterned LAR-RPTP microexons(Nature Communications, 10.1038/s41467-024-45695-0)
Han, K. A., Yoon, T. H., Kim, J., Lee, J., Lee, J. Y., Jang, G., Um, J. W., Kim, J. K. & Ko, J., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 6194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Author Correction: Specification of neural circuit architecture shaped by context-dependent patterned LAR-RPTP microexons (Nature Communications, (2024), 15, 1, (1624), 10.1038/s41467-024-45695-0)
Han, K. A., Yoon, T. H., Kim, J., Lee, J., Lee, J. Y., Jang, G., Um, J. W., Kim, J. K. & Ko, J., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 2068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Correction: Calsyntenin-3 interacts with both α- and β-neurexins in the regulation of excitatory synaptic innervation in specific schaffer collateral pathways (Journal of Biological Chemistry (2020) 295(27) (9244–9262), (S0021925817503427), (10.1074/jbc.RA120.013077))
Kim, H., Kim, D., Kim, J., Lee, H. Y., Park, D., Kang, H., Matsuda, K., Sterky, F. H., Yuzaki, M., Kim, J. Y., Choi, S. Y., Ko, J. & Um, J. W., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300, 7, 107518.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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