RHIM, Hye Whon

Ph.D., Physiological & Pharmacological Sciences (University of Chicago)

e-mail: hrhim@kist.re.kr
phone ext.: +82-2-958-5923

Dr. Rhim received her Ph.D. at the Department of Physiological & Pharmacological Sciences, University of Chicago in 1995. She joined the KIST in 1997 and has been working at the BiomedicalResearchCenter. Her current research interests focus on i) basic understanding of neuronal membrane proteins such as ion channels and G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), ii) development and application of cell-based HTS system for membrane proteins, iii) studies of membrane protein-protein interaction for signal transduction pathways using yeast two-hybrid and FRET techniques, iv) screening neuronal ion channels and GPCR modulators to develop potential therapeutic drugs for neuronal disease.

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