Leading Scientists
Chemistry
Gou Young Koh
Director, Center for Vascular Research, IBS, Distinguished Professor, KAIST
Scientific Member, Max Plank Institute
Professional Experience
- 2001-2003 Associate Professor, POSTECH
- 1995-2001 Assistant Professor, Chonbuk National University Medical School
- 1992-1994 Research Fellow, Indiana University
- 1990-1991 Research Fellow, Cornell University Medical College
Honors and Awards
- Kyung-Am Prize (2011)
- Asan Award in Medicine (2012)
- Ho-Am Prize in Medicine (2018)
Research Interests
- The ultimate goal of Prof. Koh's research group is to make ground-breaking discoveries, conceptual advances, and paradigm shifts in vascular biology through basic and fundamental research. They have made several key and fundamental discoveries in understanding the angiopoietin-Tie2 system for vascular maturation and integration.
Publications (Max 5)
- Amelioration of sepsis by TIE2 activation-induced vascular protection
- Intravital imaging of intestinal lacteals unveils lipid drainage through contractility
- Interfering with VE-PTP stabilizes endothelial junctions in vivo via Tie-2 in the absence of VE-cadherin
