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김경진 (대구경북과학기술원/한국뇌연구원) Dr. Kyungjin Kim attained B.S. in zoology magna cum laude at Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea in 1975, and M.S. in developmental biology at SNU in 1979, and then Ph.D. in physiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in 1984. Prior to joining SNU, he completed post-doctoral research at University of Illinois and Columbia University, USA. Since 1985, He was Professor of Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at SNU for nearly 30 years. He is currently the President of Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI) and also Distinguished Professor of Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), since 2015. He has mainly focused on 1) Molecular and cellular control of circadian clock and its functional relevance in mammalian brain functions, 2) Neuroendocrine regulation of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator, and 3) Neurobiology of prenatal stress particularly concerning synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus and amygdala throughout his research career. He published more than 230 peer-reviewed original articles, reviews and invited book chapters. He has also served numerous roles in academic, government and private sectors. He was former director of the Brain Research Center (BRC), which administered 'the 21st Century Frontier Program in Neuroscience' supported by Korean government (2003-2013). He was editor-in-chief of 'Molecules & Cells' (2000-2003) and associate editor of 'Molecular Reproduction & Development' (1997-2007), and is currently editorial board member in prestigious scientific journals such as 'Progress in Neurobiology', 'Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology' and 'Neuroendocrinology'. He received numerous accolades including Alexander von Humbolt foreign fellowship award (1992), Mok-Am bioscience award (1997) and Basic science award from the Korea National Academy of Science (2010). He is also member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology since 1999. Representative papers |