o (1993) M.D, Yonsei University, South Korea
o (2002) M.M.Sc.. Yonsei University, South Korea
o (2004) Ph.D., Inha University, South Korea
o (2002~2002) Research fellow of Urology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
o (2002~Present) Professor, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
o (2008~Present) Vice President, Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology
o (2014~Present) Executive direct, Korean Society for Vascular Biology
o (2016~2020) Associate Editor, Sexual Medicine (Official Journal of International Society for Sexual Medicine)
o (2018~2019) RB, National Research Foundation of Korea
o (2023~Present) Direct of Translational Research Center, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
Urology, Sexual dysfunction, Peripheral vascular disease, Peripheral nerve disease, Spinal cord injury, Angiogenesis, Neural regeneration, Anti-fibrosis
o Inhibition of Ninjurin 1 restores erectile function through dual angiogenic and neurotrophic effects in the diabetic mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014;111(26):E2731-40. (corresponding author)
o Latrophilin-2 is a novel receptor of LRG1 that rescues vascular and neurological abnormalities and restores diabetic erectile function. Experimental & Molecular medicine, 2022;54(5):626-638 (corresponding author)
o Pericyte-derived extracellular vesicle-mimetic nanovesicles ameliorate erectile dysfunction via lipocalin 2 in diabetic mice. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2022;18(9):3653-3667 (corresponding author)
o Pericyte-Derived Dickkopf2 Regenerates Damaged Penile Neurovasculature Through an Angiopoietin-1-Tie2 Pathway. Diabetes. 2018;67(6):1149-1161 (corresponding author)
o Sac-1004, a Pseudo-Sugar Derivative of Cholesterol, Restores Erectile Function through Reconstruction of Nonleaky and Functional Cavernous Angiogenesis in the Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Mouse. Journal of Urology. 2016;195(6):1936-46 (corresponding author)
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