Residence United States Nationality South Korean | Doctoral advisor Dewey D Ryu Name Kim Kwang-soo | |
Institutions McLean HospitalHarvard Medical School Alma mater Seoul National UniversityKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
Kim Kwang-soo (born 1954) is a South Korean neuroscientist.
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Kim is a Professor and Director at the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has over 20 year experiences to investigate molecular neurobiology of midbrain dopamine neuronal system in health and disease, focusing on elucidating the genetic network of intrinsic signaling molecules and extrinsic transcription factors for development and maintenance of dopamine neurons. He is also investigating stem cell biology and has pioneered to generate human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells by protein-based reprogramming methods and demonstrated that these protein-iPS cells can efficiently generate functional dopamine neurons. He is currently focused on translating his neuroscience and stem cell research to potential therapeutic development for brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and inflammatory diseases.