Professor

Ryu Kwon-Yul
 교수

유권열 교수

서울시립대 자연과학대학 생명과학과
Lab : 2-225호
Lab Tel : 02-6490-5628
Office : 2-218호
Office Tel : 02-6490-2674
E-mail : kyryu@uos.ac.kr
Research Area
  • 세포생물학 (Cell Biology)
Research Topics
  • New paradigm to develop a therapeutic strategy to overcome neurodegenerative diseases
    − Modulation of reactive astrocytes to protect neurons
    − Early prediction of neurodegeneration based on reactive astrogliosis
    − Development of drugs to alter the activation status of astrocytes
  • Behaviors and effects of non-biodegradable nanoplastics inside cells
    − Assessment of neurotoxicity from inhaled nanoplastics
    − Monitoring entry, intracellular movement, and exit of nanoplastics
    − Effects intracellular nanoplastics on autophagic and lysosomal machineries
  • Role of ubiquitin in maintaining cellular homeostasis against proteotoxic stress
    − Effects of ubiquitin deficiency on cellular function and viability
    − Sensing mechanism of cellular free ubiquitin levels
    − Regulation of ubiquitin pool dynamics and ubiquitin genes to increase available free ubiquitin levels
  • In-depth characterization of animal models with ubiquitin deficiency
    − Relationship between early-onset reactive astrogliosis and late-onset neurodegeneration
    − Application of therapeutic strategy to rescue phenotypes of ubiquitin-deficient mice
    − Establishment of animal models to study reactive astrocyte-mediated neurodegeneration
Education
  • 1995.09 ~ 2001.06 박사: 오하이오 주립대학교, 생화학프로그램 (Ohio State Biochemistry Program)
  • - 학위논문: “Regulatory mechanisms of the sodium iodide symporter”
  • 1992.03 ~ 1994.02 석사: 서울대학교, 화학과
  • - 학위논문: “Purification and characterization of farnesyl protein transferase from bovine testis”
  • 1987.03 ~ 1992.02 학사: 서울대학교, 화학과
Career
  • 2008.09~현재: 서울시립대학교 생명과학과 조교수, 부교수, 교수
  • 2020.09~현재: 서울시립대학교 융합응용화학과 겸임교수
  • 2019.03~2021.02: 서울시립대학교 자연과학대학 부학장
  • 2015.08~2016.08: 샌디에고 소재 캘리포니아 주립대학교 방문 연구원 (Visiting Scholar)
  • 2012.09~2014.08: 서울시립대학교 생명과학과 학과장
  • 2005.10~2008.08: 스탠포드 대학교 생물학과, 연구 조교 (Research Associate)
  • 2001.10~2005.09: 스탠포드 대학교 생물학과, 박사후 연구원
  • 1994.09~1995.08: 서울대학교 자연과학대학 조교 (Assistant Teacher)
  • 1990.07~1991.01: 군복무, 제15전투비행단