1)Center of Morphological Medicine

(1)Anatomy:
The faculty in the Department of Anatomy conducts research in a broad range of experimental laboratory medicine fields including neuroscience, basic immunology and endocrinology. Specific interests include neurobiology of glia, neurochemistry of aging process, B cell immunology that focuses on the formation of germinal center, and T cell-mediated immune regulation. Most of the current genetic, molecular and immuno-logical methodologies, as well as basic morphological techniques such as immuno-histochemical staining, transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy, are used in conducting these studies in our well-equipped modern facility. Our department also leads the medical education for the 21st century by developing various in-house computer programs that will aid in teaching our students.

Names of faculties:
professor.Kim Kangryun, 990-6411 muskrkim@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
associate-professor.Kil Youngki, 990-6412 tomy88@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
associate-professorKim Hyun 990-6410

(2)Cell biology:

(3)Microbiology:
The overall objective of the research program in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is to promote an understanding of the pathophysiology of microbial infection, the development of anti-microbial agents and cellular and molecular interactions of the immune system. The program is composed of multidisciplinary, laboratory course works and lectures. Specific target areas include genomic sequencing of microbes, anti-microbial drug discovery, pathophysiology of viral infection, tumor metastasis, cancer vaccine, immunological tolerance in autoimmune disease and graft rejection, and immunotherapy using dendritic cells.

Names of faculties:
professor.Kim Kwanghyuk, 990-6422 ghkim@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
professor.Park Indal 990-6423 microdal@ns.kosinmed.or.kr

(4)Parasitology:
The research focus of Department of Parasitology is to elucidate the cockroach allergens to apply the diagnosis and immunotherapy including the cockroach genome. Current research activity also focuses on the seroepidemiological survey of anisakidosis and Anisakis simplex infection status of Korean favorite fish.

Name of faculty:
professor. Ock Meesun 990-6424, msockl@ns.kosinmed.or.kr

2)Center of Functional Medicine

(1)Physiology:
The research in the Department of Physiology focuses on the physiological mechanisms in the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and nervous systems. These mechanisms are approached by a combination of patch clamp, conventional intracellular recording and extracellular recording in addition to optical methods using fluorescent dyes. We study cells and neurons in isolated single cells, brain slices and in vivo animals.

Names of faculties:
professor.Choi Jangkyu, 990-6414 jkchoi@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
associate-professor.Ahn Dohwan 990-6415 dwahn@ns.kosinmed.or.kr

(2)Pharmacology:
Major research areas of the Department of Pharmacology are neuropharmacology, cardiac pharmacology, toxicology and clinical pharmacology. The research topics focused in neuropharmacology are the molecular mechanisms and preventive measures of degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer and Parkinson's diseases. Cardiac pharmacology stresses the cardiac responses to various stresses including hypoxia. The toxicology studies include the roles of free radicals in various pathologic conditions including carcinogenesis and aging. Clinical pharmacology focuses on the clinical evaluation of drug action and genetic differences in drug metabolism. In each area of study, the current knowledge and methodology of biochemistry and molecular biology are employed.

Names of faculties:
associate-professor.Kim Woomi, 990-6437 kwm@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
assistant-professor.Lee Daehui 990-6493 dhlee@ns.kosinmed.or.kr

(3)Biophysics:

(4)Biochemistry:
The research topics of the faculty in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology can be categorized into five areas: immunology, aging, molecular medicine, signal transduction, and molecular neurology. There is a wide range of research topics including the production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to tumor-associated antigens and other antigens in terms of diagnosis and therapy of diseases including cancer. New drugs are being developed from natural products. Various transglutaminase isozymes are being purified and their genomic DNAs as well as cDNAs cloned. The activation of these enzymes is found to be related to aging and various human diseases. Using the transgenic and knockout facilities established in the department in the past ten years, more than 15 different disease models have been developed. The special research concern of the department is on whether stress proteins like Hsp70 can induce human disease. In the nervous system, G protein, one of the key molecules in signal transduction pathways, and other neuron-specific signaling molecules like cdr2 and amphiphysin are being studied.

Names of faculties:
professor.Cho, Mooyoun, 990-6416 mycsed@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
professor.Lee Songjae, 990-6417 sjlee430@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
associate-professor.Jung Incheol 990-6418 jpfe@ns.kosinmed.or.kr

(5)Molecular Biology:
Research in the Department of Molecular Biology is focused on cancer and stem cell biology. The aim of our research is to understand molecular mechanisms regulating the self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells. We plan to use that information to manipulate stem cells efficiently for the cell therapy. In addition, we are focused on the study of cancer stem cells. We plan to isolate and characterize cancer stem cell from various source. These goals challenge us to understand development of cancer from stem cells and identify the targets for cancer treatments. A major focus of our present research is to identify the regulatory genes involved in a specific lineage commitment of embryonic stem cell and sufficient markers for cancer stem cells. We use a variety of techniques including functional genomics and gene arrays for gene discovery, FACS analysis, and transplantation.

Names of faculties:
Jeonghoon Heo, 990-6413 jeonghoonheo@kosin.ac.kr 

(6)Immunology:

3)Center of Applied Medicine

(1)Pathology:
The Department of Pathology is responsible for the education, research and clinical services on pathology at KSMC and the Kosin University Hospital. The undergraduate education includes pathology lectures and practices for first year students, pathology lectures for nine block lectures for second year students, and participation in conferences for junior and senior students. The postgraduate education also includes lectures, but focuses more on research activity. Some faculty members conduct joint research at the cancer research center, the clinical research center and other intramural and extramural activities. The major topics of research include immunology, nephrology, hematooncology, respiratory system, gastroenterology, hepatobiliary system, pediatric pathology, cardiac pathology and neuropathology. The research topics are based on the most modern methods and up-to- date knowledge of basic and applied sciences. The department is opened to medical students who have special interests in pathology, particularly during the summer and winter vacations.

Names of faculties:
professor.Hur Bang, 990-6419 hurbang@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
professor.Chang Huikyung, 990-6323 changhkg@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
professor.Cheon Bongkwon, 990-6322 achunp@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
assistant-professor.Kim Youngok, 990-6494 suajoon@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
full-time lecturer.Jung Minjeong

(2)Genetics:
Major research field of the Department of Genetics is the study of the relationship between genetic diseases including cancer and genetic polymorphism. To identify the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphism and diseases, and furthermore identifying the pathological mechanism of the disease are our goal of studies. In addition, we are also developing animal disease model using transgenic and knock out techniques to investigate pathological mechanisms in vivo system.

Names of faculties:
full-time lecturer.Hee-Jae Cha, 990-6428 hcha@kosin.ac.kr

(3)Forensic Medicine:

4)Center of Social Medicine

(1)Preventive Medicine:
The major research goal in the Department of Preventive Medicine is to understand the etiologies of major diseases in Korea. Two main research areas in the department are epidemiology and occupational and environmental medicine (OEM). The epidemiology program is mainly focused on the distribution of major cancers in Korea, hormone-related cancers, and pharmacoepidemiology. Faculty members in the OEM program are interested in the effects of air pollution on human health and the use of biomarkers in environmental carcinogenesis.

Names of faculties:
professor.Lee Yonghwan, 990-6459 yhlee@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
associate-professor.Ko Kwangwook, 990-6426 kwkoh@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
associate-professor.Ryu Byungchul, ybc777@mail.kosin.ac.kr
associate-professor.Jeon Manjoong mjoong@hanmail.net

(2)Laws of Medicine:

(3)PDS and Medical Education: