Joongkyu Park PhD (gl7971)

University information

Title: Assistant Professor
Unit: Pharmacology
Department: School of Medicine

Contact information

313-577-6737
Department of Pharmacology
540 E. Canfield
Scott Hall Room 6263
Detroit, 48201

Neurology

Office Address:

6263 Scott Hall
540 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201

Narrative Bio:

The brain stores, retrieves, and erases information every single moment to mediate the organisms’ successful interaction with the environment. It is now widely considered that these functions are mediated by selective strengthening and weakening of synaptic connections (termed ‘synaptic plasticity’). My research goals are to understand those long-lasting synaptic changes at the molecular level. In particular, my main focus is to understand postsynaptic molecular dynamics responsible for memory acquisition, consolidation, and extinction. I have extensive experience in studying native neurotransmitter receptor complexes and their post-translational modifications from in vivo brains.

Park lab webpages (Positions are available!)

Academic Rank:

 Assistant Professor

Undergraduate:

B.S., Biochemistry, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2004 (Magna Cum Laude)

Graduate:

Ph.D., Biology, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2010

Position Title:

Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Neurology

Joongkyu Park PhD

Pharmacology

Title: Assistant Professor
Office Address:

3108 Scott Hall
540 E. Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201

Biography:

The brain stores, retrieves, and erases information every single moment to mediate the organisms’ successful interaction with the environment. It is now widely considered that these functions are mediated by selective strengthening and weakening of synaptic connections (termed ‘synaptic plasticity’). My research goals are to understand those long-lasting synaptic changes at the molecular level. In particular, my main focus is to understand postsynaptic molecular dynamics responsible for memory acquisition, consolidation, and extinction. I have extensive experience in studying native neurotransmitter receptor complexes and their post-translational modifications from in vivo brains.

Park lab webpages (Positions are available!)

Education:

B.S., Biochemistry, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2004 (Magna Cum Laude)
Ph.D., Biology, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2010

Training:

Postdoc, Biology, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2010 – 2011
Postdoc, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2011 – 2017
Associate Research Scientist, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2017 – 2018

Joongkyu Park PhD

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