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Professor Jiyoung Park Honored with ‘2023 KSMCB Award for Women in Life Science’

The award presentation ceremony took place during the annual academic conference of KSMCB in November 2023.

Professor Jiyoung Park from the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST, has been honored with the prestigious ‘KSMCB Award for Women in Life Science‘ at the 2023 International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular a... Read More

New Study Uncovers Potential Treatment for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

The study findings have been published ahead of their official publication in the online version of Exp. Mol. Med. on August 1, 2023.

Abstract Autophagy functions in cellular quality control and metabolic regulation. Dysregulation of autophagy is one of the major pathogenic factors contributing to the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Autophagy is i... Read More

Sep 06, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Microphysiological System Recapitulating the Pathophysiology of Adipose Tissue in Obesity

Their findings have been published in the January 2023 issue of Acta Biomaterialia.

Abstract A growing body of evidence has indicated that white adipose tissue (AT) remodeling is a major trigger for obesity-associated metabolic complications. However, the scarcity of translational models is an obstacle to the development o... Read More

Mar 06, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Promising New Avenue to Tackle Obesity and Related Metabolic Diseases

Their findings have been published in the June 2022 issue of PNAS.

Abstract β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) signaling plays predominant roles in modulating energy expenditure by triggering lipolysis and thermogenesis in adipose tissue, thereby conferring obesity resistance. Obesity is associated with diminish... Read More

Jul 01, 2022 By JooHyeon Heo Research

TonEBP Promotes Metabolic Diseases … “From Basic Research to New Drug Development”

Professor Hyug Moo Kwon (School of Life Sciences, UNIST) has published a review paper at 'Nature Review Nephrology'.

“This paper summarizes the nine years of my research that has been underway since joining UNIST. It starts with a study on the role of TonEBP* protein and clarifies its connection with metabolic diseases. We hope these achievements wi... Read More

Mar 23, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

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