Oh Uhtaek
Oh Uhtaek | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Seoul National University University of Oklahoma |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Department of Physiology |
Institutions | Professor, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University |
Doctoral advisor | Robert D. Foreman |
Oh Uhtaek | |
Hangul | 오우택 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | O Ut'aek |
McCune–Reischauer | O Utaek |
Oh Uhtaek or Oh Woo-Taek (born June 29, 1955) is a Korean physiologist. He is also a professor at College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University. His research is largely known for Cardiac Pain and other Visceral Pain Mechanism and as well as cloning.
Education
[edit]1978 Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, B. S.
1982 Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, M. S.
1987 University of Oklahoma, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ph.D.
Work
[edit]- 1987 - 1988: Postdoctoral Training, Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston
- 1988: Assistant, Associate, Professor, College of Pharmacy, SNU
- 1994 - 1995: Visiting professor, Department of Physiology, Rosalind Franklin University HSC/Chicago Medical School
- 1997: Director, Sensory Research Center, Creative Research Initiatives, SNU
- 1998 – 2003: Associate editor, Neuroscience Letters, Elsevier
- 1999 – 2000: Editor-in-chief, Archives of Pharmacal Research
- 2000 – 2000: Secretary general, Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science
- 2004 – 2004: Secretary general, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 2004 – 2004: Secretary general, Federation of Asian Pain Societies
- 2004: Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
- 2005 – 2007: Secretary general, Organizing Committee, 19th FAOBMB Seoul Conference
- 2007 - 2013: Treasurer, FAOBMB
- 2008 – 2013: Chairman, WCU Dept of Molecular Medicine & Biopharmaceutical Sciences
- 2011 - 2013: National R&D Review Board of the MEST, Board Member
- 2011 - 2013: Biomedical Technology Development Steering Committee of MEST, Chair
- 2013: Chairman of the board, Institut Pasteur-Korea
Major Research Activities
[edit]- 2012: Cho H et al., The Calcium-activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 1 acts as a Heat Sensor in Nociceptive Neurons. Nature Neuroscience (2012)[1]
- 2008: Yang YD et al., TMEM16A Confers Receptor Activated Calcium-dependent Chloride Conductance. Nature (2008)[2]
- 2002: Shin J et al., Bradykinin-12-lipoxygenase-VR1 signaling pathway for inflammatory hyperalgesia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2002)[3]
- 2002: Cho H et al., Mechano-sensitive Ion Channels in Cultured Sensory Neurons of Neonatal Rats. J Neurosci (2002)[4]
- 2000: Hwang SW et al., Direct activation of capsaicin receptors by products of lipoxygenases: Endogenous capsaicin-like substances. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA[5]
- 1996: Oh U et al., Capsaicin Activates a Non-selective Cation Channel in Cultured Neonatal Rat Dorsal-root Ganglion Neurons. J Neurosci[6]
Awards
[edit]- 2006: National Academy of Science Award (Korea)
- 2009: Korea Science Award (Presidential Award)
- 2010: Top Scientist and Technologist Award of Korea (Presidential Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (ko))[7]
- 2019: Ho-Am Prize in Medicine[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Oh, Utaek; Cho H; et al. (2012). "The Calcium-activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 1 acts as a Heat Sensor in Nociceptive Neurons". Nature Neuroscience. 15 (7): 1015–21. doi:10.1038/nn.3111. PMID 22634729. S2CID 10711150.
- ^ Oh, Utaek; Yang YD; et al. (2008). "TMEM16A Confers Receptor Activated Calcium-dependent Chloride Conductance". Nature. 455 (7217): 1210–5. Bibcode:2008Natur.455.1210Y. doi:10.1038/nature07313. PMID 18724360. S2CID 205214858.
- ^ Oh, Utaek; Shin J; et al. (2002). "Bradykinin-12-lipoxygenase-VR1 signaling pathway for inflammatory hyperalgesia". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 99 (15): 10150–5. Bibcode:2002PNAS...9910150S. doi:10.1073/pnas.152002699. PMC 126639. PMID 12097645.
- ^ Oh, Utaek; Cho H; et al. (2002). "Mechano-sensitive Ion Channels in Cultured Sensory Neurons of Neonatal Rats". J Neurosci.
- ^ Oh, Utaek; Hwang SW; Kwak, J.; Lee, S.-Y.; Kang, C.-J.; Jung, J.; Cho, S.; Min, K. H.; Suh, Y.-G.; Kim, D.; Oh, U. (2000). "Direct activation of capsaicin receptors by products of lipoxygenases: Endogenous capsaicin-like substances". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97 (11): 6155–60. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.6155H. doi:10.1073/pnas.97.11.6155. PMC 18574. PMID 10823958.
- ^ Oh, Utaek; Oh U (1996). "Capsaicin Activates a Non-selective Cation Channel in Cultured Neonatal Rat Dorsal-root Ganglion Neurons". J Neurosci. 16 (5): 1659–1667. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.16-05-01659.1996. PMC 6578684. PMID 8774434. S2CID 17028969.
- ^ "[10.07월] 김광수 교수 '대한민국 최고 과학기술인상' 수상자 선정". Chemistry Department (in Korean). Pohang University of Science and Technology. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Previous Laureates". The Ho-Am Foundation. 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.