Congratulations!! Joon-Mo received a Best Poster Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Korean Society for Vascular Biology and Medicine at BPEX, Busan (Oct 3, 2026)
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Congratulations!! Eun-Young received a Poster Award at the 2026 Korean Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Annual Symposium at Ewah Womans University, Seoul (May 30, 2026)
We have received a new grant to study activity-dependent metabolic regulation, and the project will be supported for four years by the National Research Foundation of Korea !! (Mar 18th, 2026)
Congratulations!! Dr. Namsuk Kim won the 2025 KBRI Research Excellency Prize
(Dec, 12, 2025)
Congratulations!! Eun-Young received a Poster Award at the 2025 KBRI Research Day
(Dec. 16, 2025)
Visit Tianjin Medical University, China
(Nov. 21-23, 2025)
Dr. Xiangjian Zheng, my old friend, invited me to serve as a speaker in the 2025 International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research, and Application — Cardiovascular Research Session in Tianjin, China.
Congratulations!! Eun-Young received the grand prize in the poster competition at KVBM 2025 conference (Nov 8, 2025)
Congratulations!! Drs. Jin-Young Jeong and Namsuk Kim's paper titled "Elevated plasma levels of alpha-synuclein are dispensable for Parkinson's disease pathology" has been published (npj Parkinson's disease, Aug. 4th, 2025)
We are also pleased to share that this work was featured on "Bioengineer.org" and "Scienmag", websites that provide comprehensive daily coverage of advancements in science, technology, and medicine (https://scienmag.com/alpha-synuclein-levels-unnecessary-for-parkinsons-pathology/)
: In a groundbreaking study that challenges long-standing assumptions in neurodegenerative research, scientists have unveiled compelling evidence indicating that elevated levels of alpha-synuclein protein in the plasma are not a requisite factor for the development or progression of Parkinson’s disease pathology. This revelation, published in the prestigious npj Parkinson’s Disease journal, marks a significant departure from decades of prevailing thought that positioned alpha-synuclein accumulation as a central driver and biomarker of Parkinson’s disease (........)
The study’s findings underscore an evolving paradigm in Parkinson’s disease research where the pathophysiological landscape is perceived with greater sophistication, recognizing the limitations of oversimplified biomarkers. They stimulate a broader conversation about the reliability of peripheral fluid markers in reflecting brain-specific disease processes across neurodegenerative diseases, inviting comparative studies and cross-disease insights (........)
Ultimately, this study charts a new course for future investigations aiming to identify truly representative biomarkers and develop precision therapies. By challenging entrenched dogma, it empowers researchers to think beyond conventional frameworks and embrace new scientific horizons that promise better diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes for patients afflicted by Parkinson’s disease (........)
Pavel from Ottawa Univ. visited our lab and had a great time (June 9th -20th, 2025)
Brain & Brain PET 2025, Coex, Seoul (June 1-4, 2025)
We (Won-Jong and Namsuk) attended the Brain Barriers meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Apr 8-12, 2025)
Researcher, Joon Mo Moon joined our lab (Apr. 1st, 2025), Welcome !!
Congratulations!! Drs. Namsuk Kim and Yan Li won the 2024 KBRI Research Excellency Prize
(Dec, 13, 2024)
Jin-Young's farewell party
(Dec, 12, 2024)
Dr. Baptiste Lacoste from the University of Ottawa, Canada, visits our lab
(Aug, 23, 2024)
Finally, Jin-Young successfully defended her doctoral thesis. Congratulations!!
(MAY, 21, 2024)
10th Anniversary of Neurovascular Biology Lab
(Apr, 01, 2024, Dinner near Suseongmot Lake)
Congratulations!! Drs. Namsuk Kim and Yan Li's paper titled "Repulsive Sema3E-Plexin-D1 signaling coordinates both axonal extension and steering via activating an autoregulatory factor, Mtss1" has been published (eLife, Mar. 25th, 2024)
Researcher, Eunyoung Choi joined our lab (Feb. 1st, 2024)
Congratulations!! Jin-Young's paper titled " Impaired neuronal activity as a potential factor contributing to the underdeveloped cerebrovasculature in a young Parkinson's disease mouse model" has been published (Scientific Reports, Dec. 18th, 2023)
IBRO at Granada, Spain
(September 8th-15th, 2023)
Ramon Y Cajal Exhibition
Cerebrovascular Biology Meeting at Uppsala, Sweden
(June 18th-22nd, 2023)
Jin-Young and Yan at the Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala University Main Building
Jin-Young presented poster
Main Building
Conference Dinner with Chenghua, Ayal, and Urs
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Mar 28th, 2023)
CSHL "The waltz of the polypeptides"
Poster presentation at BBB Cold Spring Harbor Meeting (Mar 29th, 2023)
Group photo of past & current members of Gu lab
Congratulations!! Both Dr. Namsuk Kim and Dr. Yan Li won the grand prize in the poster competition at KBRI research day on Dec 20th, 2022
Congratulations!! Dr. Namsuk Kim received a Poster Award at the Korea Vascular Biology Annual Meeting in Pusan on Nov 26th, 2022.
Congratulations to Dr. Namsuk Kim and other members on publishing the paper titled "Optimized protocol for translatome analysis of mouse brain endothelial cells " in Plos One (Sep 28th, 2022)
Congratulations!! Graduate student, Jin-Yong received a Poster Award at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences in Songdo
(May 21st, 2022)
We got a new grant studying brain endothelial cell-pericyte interaction under disease conditions and will be supported for 3 years by Korea national research foundation!! (April 8th, 2022)
Lab Group Photo (Dec 20th, 2021)
Congratulations!! Graduate student, Jin-Yong received a Poster Award at the Korea Vascular Biology Annual Meeting in Yeosu
on Nov 13th, 2021.
Congratulations to Dr. Yu and other members on publishing the paper titled "Vascular Sema3E‑Plexin‑D1 Signaling Reactivation Promotes
Post‑stroke Recovery through VEGF Downregulation in Mice" in Translational Stroke Research (May 12th, 2021)
2021 Lab Photo
(Mar 19th, 2021)
We got a new grant focusing on therapeutics development of cerebrovascular damage and will be supported for 5 years by Korea national research foundation!! (June 1st, 2020)
Congratulations!! Dr. Nam-Suk Kim received a Young Scientist Research Grant for 3 years from Korea national research foundation
(Mar 1st, 2020)
Congratulations!! Dr. Ri Yu received a Poster Award at the Korea Vascular Biology Annual Meeting in Daegu on Oct 26th, 2019.
Also, the research gave Dr. Yu another best poster award at KBRI research day on Nov 12th, 2019.
Neurovascular Unit Research Group, 2019 Workshop
(Gyungju Daemyung Resort,
Oct 10-11th, 2019)
Lab Photo
(May 31th, 2019)
Researcher, Dr. Nam-Suk Kim, joined our lab
(Dec 2nd, 2018)
Researcher, Dr. Yan Li, joined our lab
(Nov 16th, 2018)
First Lab Photo (June 20th, 2016)
Ready to fill in new space (Feb, 2015)
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