Min-Ho Nam, KMD, PhD

Min-Ho Nam, KMD, PhD
Principal Investigator

Min-Ho Nam is a neuroscientist who studies pathological mechanism of neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease from the astrocyte-centered perspective. As a physician (Korean Medical Doctor)-scientist, he also studies the neurobiological mechanism of acupuncture treatment on Parkinson's disease. He completed his PhD under supervision of Dr. C. Justin Lee at KIST and earned his PhD from Kyung Hee University, Korea (joint with KIST) in 2017. Since 2020, he joined KIST as a senior researcher as well as the lab head of Nam lab.



Current Status

  • Lab Head and Senior Research Scientist at Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
  • Associate professor at Neuroscience Major, Division of Bio-medical Science and Technology, KIST school, University of Science and Technology (UST)
  • Adjunct professor and Department chair of the KIST side at Department of KHU-KIST Convergence Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University


Introduced by HelloDD:
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Education

  • 2004                       Korean Minjok Leadership Academy
  • 2011 MD(DKM)   College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University
  • 2013 MS                Department of Sciences in Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University
    Thesis: Investigation of the primo vascular system underneath the superior sagittal sinus in the brain
  • 2017 PhD               Department of Sciences in Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University (with KIST)
    Thesis: Parkinsonism through astrocytic GABA and the therapeutic potential of acupuncture


Academic experiences

  • Associate professor, 2023.03 – present: Neuroscience Major, Division of Bio-medical Science and Technology, KIST school, University of Science and Technology (UST)
  • Adjunct professor, 2021.03 – present: Department of KHU-KIST Convergence Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University (Department chair of the KIST side from 2023)
  • Senior Research Scientist,  2020.03 – present: Center for Brain Function, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
  • Research Scientist, 2018.09 – 2020.02: Center for Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
  • Post-doc, 2017.03 – 2018.08: Center for Glia-neuron interaction (Dr. C. Justin Lee’s lab), Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
  • Visiting graduate student, 2013.03 – 2017.02: Center for Neuroscience (Dr. C. Justin Lee’s lab), Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
  • Visiting graduate student, 2011.03 – 2013.02: Nano Primo Research Center (Dr. Kwang-Sup Soh’s lab), Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University
  • Research assistant, 2011.03 - 2012.03: Department of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University


Awards

  • Korea Talent Medal awarded by the President of Korea (2010)
  • Youth Heojun Award, Kyung Hee University (2010)
  • Dean's honored graduate, Kyung Hee University (2011)
  • Korea Junior Research Fellowship awarded by the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology  (2012 - 2015)
  • 1st prize of oral presentation at annual workshop of Brain Science Institute, KIST (2014)
  • 2nd prize of oral presentation at KIST Junior R&D Expo (2016)
  • Poster awards at Glia Meeting Korea (2015, 2017)
  • Poster awards at Korea Society of Brain and Neural Science (2015, 2017)
  • Poster award at Korea Society of Neurodegenerative Disease (2018)
  • Travel Award at the annual meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society (2021, 2022)
  • KIST Young Fellow (2022-2024)


Invited referees (Journals): Advanced Science, Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Brain Behavior and Immunity, Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, Theranostics, Clinical and Translational Medicine, Molecular Neurobiology, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Research Bulletin, Phytotherapy Research, Scientific Data, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Experimental Neurobiology, Human Genetics, Cells, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, Heliyon, Molecular & Cellular Toxicology, Integrative Medicine Research, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, STAR protocols

Member: Korea Society of Brain and Neural Science (Vice Secretary-General, 2025-2026), Society for Neuroscience, Japan Neuroscience Society