Dr Myung-Sik Yoo joined the CRL in January 2004 as a Research Scholar. Dr. Yoo is now at Rutger's University working as a Research Associate in the SAS - DLS - W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience. He received his Masters degree from Chonnam National University, South Korea 1990 in Embryology and his Ph.D. from Chonnam National University, South Korea (1999) in Neuro Endocrinology. His Thesis title was: “Molecular cloning, distribution and pharmacological characterization of a novel gonadotropin-releasing hormone ([Trp8] GnRH) in frog brain” Subsequently, Dr Myung worked as a research fellow at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea (2000) followed by work at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University at Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY, USA (2003). Dr Myung has worked for the last 4 years in the area of Neurobiology.

Research Interests:
Neurogenesis and Neuronal Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cell, Molecular Neuro Embryology, Neuronal Disease and Transgenic Animals.

Recent Publications:
1) Myung S. Yoo, Hibiki Kawamata, Dae J. Kim, Hong S. Chun and Jin H. Son. (2003) Experimental strategy to identify genes susceptible to oxidative stress in nigral dopaminergic neuron. Neurochemical Research. (accepted)

2) Myung S. Yoo, Hong S. Chun, Jessica J. Son, Lorraine A. DeGiorgio, Dae J. Kim, Chu Peng and Jin H. Son. (2003) Oxidative stress regulated genes in nigral dopaminergic neuronal cells: Correlation with the known pathology in Parkinsons disease. Moecular Brain Research 110;76-84

3) Chun HS, Yoo MS, DeGiorgio LA, Volpe BT, Peng D, Baker H, Peng C, Son JH. (2002) Marked dopaminergic cell loss subsequent to developmental, intranigral expression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. Exp Neurobiology 173(2):235-44

4) Wang L, Yoo MS, Kang HM, Im WB, Choi HS, Bogerd J, Kwon HB. (2001) Cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding the GnRH1 and GnRH2 precursors from bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana). J Exp Zoology 15;289(3):190-201

5) Yoo MS, Kang HM, Choi HS, Kim JW, Troskie BE, Millar RP, Kwon HB. (2000) Molecular cloning, distribution and pharmacological characterization of a novel gonadotropin-releasing hormone ([Trp8] GnRH) in frog brain. Mol Cell Endocrinol 164(1-2):197-204

6) Lee Hey-Kyung, Myong-Sik Yoo, Hueng-sik Choi, Hyuk-bang Kwon, Jae-Mog S o. (1999) Retinoic acid upregulate steroidogenic acute regulatory protein gene. Moecular Cellular Endocrinology 25;148;1-10

7) Ahn Ryon-Sub, Myong-Sik Yoo, Hyuk-bang Kwon. (1999) Evidence for 2-cell model of Steroidogenesis in species of amphibian. J. Experimental Zool. 284;91-99