Eunjoon Kim is a professor of KAIST and director of Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS). His current research focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorders and synaptic brain dysfunctions. With over 200 publications to his name, his research has been cited over 29,000 times giving him an h-index of 83.^[1] He graduated from Busan National University in 1986, received master's degree at KAIST in 1988, received PhD degree at Michigan State University in 1994, and worked at Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral fellow during 1995-1996. His current research focuses on molecular organization of neuronal synapses and synapse dysfunction-related psychiatric disorders.

Education

1982. 3 – 1986. 2 B.S., Dept of Pharmacology, Busan National University, Korea
1986. 3 – 1988. 2 M.S., Dept of Biological Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
1991. 9 – 1994. 12 Ph.D., Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University^[2]

Work

1988. 3 – 1991. 8 Research Associate, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
1995. 1 – 1997. 2 Postdoc, Dept of Neurobiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School.P.I.: Morgan Sheng
1997. 3 – 2000. 2 Assistant Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, Busan National University, Korea
2000. 3 – 2014 Assistant, Associate, & Full Professor, Dept of Biol. Sci., KAIST, Korea
2003. 7 – 2012.5 Director, National Creative Research Initiative Center for Synaptogenesis, Korea
2012. 6 – present Director, Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, KAIST, Korea^[3]

Awards

2018: Asan Award in Medicine, ASAN Foundation^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
2014: KAISTian of the Year, KAIST^[7]
2013: POSCO TJ Park Prize, POSCO TJ Park Foundation^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
2012: Life Science Award, Korean Society for Molecular Cell Biology^[11] ^[12]
2012: Inchon Award, The Dong-a Ilbo^[13] ^[14]
2012: Life Science Award, Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology
2011: Best Research Award, KAIST^[15]
2005: BPS Award, Korean BioPharmacal Society
2004: Young Scientist Award, Korean Academy of Science and Technology^[16]
2003: Academic Award, KAIST
1991: Korean Government Overseas Scholarship, Ministry of Education

Selected publications

Morgan Sheng . Kim . Eunjoon . Sheng . Morgan . 1 October 2004 . PDZ domain proteins of synapses . . 5 . 10 . 771–781 . 10.1038/nrn1517 . 1 November 2023.
Doyle . Declan A. . Lee . Alice . Lewis . John . Kim . Eunjoon . Sheng . Morgan . Roderick MacKinnon . MacKinnon. Roderick . 28 June 1996 . Crystal structures of a complexed and peptide-free membrane protein–binding domain: molecular basis of peptide recognition by PDZ . . 85 . 7 . 1067–1076. 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81307-0 . . free .
Kim . Eunjoon . Niethammer . Martin . Rothschild. Adam . Yuh Nung Jan. Jan . Yuh Nung . Sheng. Morgan . Morgan Sheng . 2 November 1995 . Clustering of Shaker-type K+ channels by interaction with a family of membrane-associated guanylate kinases . . . 378 . 6552 . 85–88 . 10.1038/378085a0 . 1 November 2023.
Naisbitt . Scott . Kim. Eunjoon . Tu . Jian Cheng . Xiao . Bo . Sala . Carlo . Valtschanoff . Juli . Weinberg. Richard J. . Worley . Paul F. . Sheng. Morgan . Morgan Sheng . 1 July 1997 . Shank, a novel family of postsynaptic density proteins that binds to the NMDA receptor/PSD-95/GKAP complex and cortactin . . 23 . 3 . 569–582 . . 1 November 2023.
Niethammer. Martin . Kim . Eunjoon . Sheng . Morgan . Morgan Sheng . 1996. Interaction between the C terminus of NMDA receptor subunits and multiple members of the PSD-95 family of membrane-associated guanylate kinases . . 16 . 7 . 2157–2163 . . 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.16-07-02157.1996 . free . 8601796 . 6578538 .

External links

Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions Lab

Notes and References

Web site: Eunjoon. Kim. Google Scholar . Google Scholar.
Web site: Kim. Eunjoon. Michigan State University.
Eunjoon. Kim. Autistic-like social behavior in Shank2-mutant mice improved by restoring NMDA receptor function. Nature. 2012. 486. 7402. 261–265. 10.1038/nature11208. 22699620. 2012Natur.486..261W . 4423977.
Web site: 2008 - 2018 Laureates Asan Award in Medicine - Asan Medical Center . . Asan Award in Medicine . Asan Foundation . 5 September 2018.
Web site: The 11th Asan Award in Medicine Laureates . Kim . Hyoyeon . 11 April 2018 . KAIST Herald . KAIST . 5 September 2018.
Web site: Four Scientists to Receive 2018 ASAN Awards . . 30 January 2018 . Asian Scientist . 5 September 2018.
Web site: Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions Lab. . . Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions Lab . KAIST . 5 September 2018.
Web site: POSCO Announced 2013 POSCO TJ Park Prize Winners . . 18 February 2013 . Oreanda News . 23 November 2023 .
Web site: Science Prize Awardees(2013): Eun-jun Kim . . TJ Park Foundation . POSCO . 5 September 2018.
Web site: 포스코 청암상에 김은준·윤병훈·서영남 씨 선정 . 박 . 민규 . 5 February 2013 . 아시아경제 . 5 September 2018 . Korean.
Web site: 아산의학상에 김은준·방영주 교수 선정 . 박 . 혜정 . 10 January 2018 . 아시아경제 . 5 September 2018 . Korean.
Web site: 아산의학상에 김은준·방영주 교수 . 이 . 에스더 . 11 January 2018 . . 5 September 2018 . Korean.
Web site: [제26회 인촌상 수상자]인촌상 영광의 얼굴들… 수상소감과 공적 ]. 황. 인찬 . 30 August 2012 . DongA . Korean . 5 September 2018 .
Web site: 인촌상 김은준 교수 . . 29 August 2018 . . . 5 September 2018 . Korean.
Web site: '올해의 KAIST인 賞' 김은준 교수 … 시냅스 단백질 연구 . 김 . 봉구 . 5 January 2015 . . 5 September 2018 . Korean.
Web site: 과학계 신인상 받은 '젊은과학자상 수상자들'…20년 만에 주역으로 우뚝 . . 10 August 2016 . Korean Academy of Science and Technology . 21 August 2020 . Korean.

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