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1998 …2024

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In Korean

이헌진 교수(치과대학 치의학과)

Education

o (1997) B.A., Pusan Natioanl University, Busan, Korea
o (1999) M.S., Pusan National University, School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
o (2003) Ph.D., Goettingen Univeristy, Goettingen, Germany

Professional Experience

o (2010~Present) Professor, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
o (2004~2010) Postdoctoral and Research Fellow, National lnsitutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
o (2016~2017) Visiting Scientist/Professor, National Institutes of Helath (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA

Research Interests

Extracellular vesicles, microRNA, samll RNA, exosoems, oxytocin, neuroinflammation, oral bacterial, perodontitis

Major Research Achievements

o Periodontitis promotes bacterial extracellular vesicle-induced neuroinflammation in the brain and trigeminal ganglion
o Extracellular RNAs in periodontopathogenic outer membrane vesicles promote TNF-α production in human macrophages and cross the blood-brain barrier in mice
o Secretable small RNAs via outer membrane vesicles in periodontal pathogens

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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