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The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology consists of 15 faculty members who major in various basic medical science fields (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology). The Department performs important educational roles for medical and post-graduate students. First, the department is in charge of lecture courses for preclinical medical students, which include the Introduction to life science 2, 3, and 4. These lecture courses encompass various topics including metabolism, signal transduction, molecular genetics, immunology, cell biology, pharmacology, oncology, basic pathology, microbiology, and parasitology. Secondly, the members also participate actively in the PBL curriculum. The Department is making efforts to build up the scientific basis in the PBL courses and provide supplementary lectures and laboratories. Thirdly, the faculty members participate as the core group in the post-graduate program to support students who want to be basic medical scientists. All faculty members are actively involved in research activities which are reflected in the publication list. Briefly, the main research interests of the faculty members are as following;

Dr. Ahn J.H.: Gene regulation and DNA replication of herpesviruses
Dr. Bae C.D.; rho family G protein signaling pathway, regulation of phospholipase D
Dr. Cho S. Y.; Evaluation of antigenic proteins in serodiagnosis of helminthic disease
Dr. Hahn M-J.; Cell survival signaling through growth factors
Dr. Han T.H.; transcriptional regulation in hematopoietic cell differentiation, pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia
Dr. Kim K.K.; Structural studies of biologically important proteins such as chaperones and receptors
Dr. Kim S.T.; DNA damage, checkpoint and DNA repair, cancer
Dr. Kim T.J.; signal transduction of B cell receptor and the transport of transmembrane
Dr. Kong Y.; Role of antigenic proteins in pathogenesis of helminthic diseases
Dr. Lee H.W.; Molecular genetic analysis of genes related to cancer and senescence using in vitro and in vivo models
Dr. Lee Y.S.; Oxidative stress and signal transduction
Dr. Park J-B; genes in gastric carcinogenesis, activation of signaling system in neuronal tissues
Dr. Ro J.Y.; Signal transduction in mast cells
Dr. Shin J; mechanism for intracytoplasmic inclusion formation, balancing signals for cell survival and death