Hong Gil Nam
Hong Gil Nam | |
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 남홍길 교수 사진 | |
| Born | Dec 20, 1957 |
| Nationality | Korea |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Awards | 2009 The 54th National Academy of Science Award in the field of Basic Science, Korea 2009 POSCO TJ Park Prize in the field of Science, Korea |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Director, Academy of New Biology for Plant Senescence and Life History, Institute for Basic Science |
Hong Gil Nam is a South Korean Scientist in the field of plant development and growth control. He has played a key role in establishing the theory that plant senescence is controlled by genetic programs. He also proposed the existence of a senescence control mechanism, which could be identified by studying gene functionality. He published his findings on academic journals such as Cell, Science, and Nature.
Besides his academic achievements, his major contribution to the advance in life sciences in South Korea includes founding the Korean Biological Research Information Center (BRIC), one of the driving forces in education and research. He has also established the Korean Society of Bioinformatics and the Asian Association of Bioinformatics Societies, which played a crucial role in the early introduction and development of bioinformatics in South Korea.
Education
- BS in Chemistry, Seoul National University
- Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of North Carolina
Work
- 1989-2012 Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology
- 1996-2005 Founder, Biological Research Information Center(BRIC)
- 2002–Present Member, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology
- 2010 Endowed Chair Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology
- 2010–Present Korean National Scientist
- 2012–Present Research Fellow, Department of New Biology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
- 2012–Present Director of the Academy of New Biology for Plant Senescence and Life History, Institute of Basic Science
Awards
- 2010: National Scholars of Korea
- 2014: Ho-am Prize in Science
Major Publications
- Kim Y, Han S, Yeom M, Kim H, Lim J, Cha JY, Kim WY, Somers D, Putterill J, Nam HG*, Hwang D*, Balanced Nucleo-cytosolic Partitioning Defines a Spatial Network for Coordination of Circadian Physiology in Plants. Developmental Cell 26(1), 73-85 (2013)[1]
- Kim JH, Woo HR, Kim J, Lim PO, Lee IC, Choi SH, Hwang D, Nam HG*, Trifurcate feed-forward regulation of age-dependent cell death involving miR164 in Aranidopsis. Science 323, 1053-1057 (2009)[2]
- Kim HJ, Oh SA, Brownfield L, Hong SH, Ryu H, Hwang I, Twell D, Nam HG*, Control of Plant male germ cell proliferation by SCFFBL17mediated degradation of cell cycle inhibitors. Nature 455, 1134-1137 (2008)[3]
- Lim PO, Kim HJ, Nam HG*, Leaf senescence. Annual Review of Plant Biology 58: 115-136 (2007)[4]
- Ryu JS, Kim JI, Kunkel T, Kim BC, Cho DS, Hong SH, Kim SH, Fernández AP, Kim Y, Alonso JM, Ecker JR, Nagy F, Lim PO, Song PS, Schäfer E, Nam HG* Phytochrome-specifictype5phosphatasecontrolslightsignalfluxbyenhancingphytochromestabilityandaffinityforasignaltransducer. Cell 120,395-406 (2005)[5]
- Park DH, Somers DE, Kim YS, Choy YH, Lim HK, Soh MS, Kim HJ, Kay SA, Nam HG*Control of circadian rhythms and photoperiodic flowering by the Arabidopsis GI gene. Science 285,1579-1582 (1999)[6]
References
- ^ Hong Gil, Nam; Putterill J (2013). "Balanced Nucleo-cytosolic Partitioning Defines a Spatial Network for Coordination of Circadian Physiology in Plants". Developmental Cell. 26 (1): 73–85. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2013.06.006. PMID 23830866.
- ^ Hong Gil, Nam; Kim JH (2009). "Trifurcate feed-forward regulation of age-dependent cell death involving miR164 in Aranidopsis". Science. 323 (5917): 1053–1057. doi:10.1126/science.1166386. PMID 19229035.
- ^ Hong Gil, Nam; Brownfield L (2008). "Control of Plant male germ cell proliferation by SCFFBL17mediated degradation of cell cycle inhibitors". Nature. 455 (7216): 1134–1137. doi:10.1038/nature07289. PMID 18948957.
- ^ Hong Gil, Nam; Kim HJ (2007). "Leaf senescence". Annual Review of Plant Biology. 58: 115–136. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.57.032905.105316. PMID 17177638.
- ^ Hong Gil, Nam; Kunkel T (2005). "Phytochrome-specific type 5 phosphatase controls light signal flux by enhancingphy to chrome stability and affinity for a signal transducer". Cell. 120 (3): 395–406. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2004.12.019. PMID 15707897.
- ^ Hong Gil, Nam; Somers DE (1999). "Control of circadian rhythms and photoperiodic flowering by the Arabidopsis GI gene". Science. 285 (5433): 1579–1582. doi:10.1126/science.285.5433.1579. PMID 10477524.