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Sookyong Koh
Sookyong Koh
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skoh@childrensmemorial.org
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2300 Children's Plaza |
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Box 51 Division of Neurology |
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Chicago, IL 60614 |
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Phone: (773) 880-3179 |
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Fax: (773) 880-3374 |
Education
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Year |
Institution |
Degree |
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1991 |
University of Rochester |
M.D. |
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1988 |
University of Rochester |
Ph.D. |
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1981 |
SUNY at Buffalo |
B.S. - Summa Cum Laude |
Research Interests
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Transcriptional Regulation of Hippocampal Epileptogenesis |
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Environmental Enrichment After Early-life Seizures |
| Recent Publications |
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Koh S, et. al. (October, 2005). Environmental enrichment reverses the impaired exploratory behavior and altered gene expression induced by early-life seizures. Journal of Child Neurology: 20(10):796-802 .
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Koh S, et. al. (August, 2005). Susceptibility to seizure-induced injury and acquired microencephaly following selective depletion of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in developing rat brain. Experimental Neurology: 194(2):457-466.
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Wilson et. al. (March, 2005). Microarray analysis of postictal transcriptional regulation of neuropeptides. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience: 25(3): 285-298.
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Koh S, et. al. (June, 2004). NBQX or topiramate treatment following perinatal hypoxia-induced seizures prevents later increases in seizure-induced neuronal injury.. Epilepsia: 45(6): 569-575.
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Koh S, Sanchez RM (October, 2001). Decreased GluR2 Expresion and enhanced epileptogenesis in immature rat hippocampus following perinatal hypoxia-induced seizures,. Journal of Neuroscience: 21(20):8154-8163.
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Koh, S et. al. (September, 2001). Topiramate blocks perinatal hypoxia-induced seizures in rat pups.. Annals of Neurology: 50(3):366-372.
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Koh, S et. al. (September, 1999). Early-life seizures in rats increase susceptibility to seizure-induced brain injury in adulthood. Neurology: 53(5):915–921.
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Awards/Honors
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Year(s) |
Award |
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2005 |
Child Neurology Foundation Scientific Award |
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2004 |
Young Investigator Award, 2004 Summer Neuropeptide Conference |
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2004 |
American Epilepsy Society Young Investigator Travel Award |
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2002 - 2004 |
NIH/NINDS MCSDA Competitive Supplement KO8NS02068-04 |
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1998 - 2002 |
NIH/NINDS Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award KO8NS0206 |
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1997 - 1998 |
Victor Horsley Fellow, Epilepsy Foundation of America |
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1996 - 1997 |
Dixon Woodbury Fellow, Epilepsy Foundation of America |
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1995 |
First Prize, Resident Research, New England Medical Center |
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1989 - 1991 |
Physician Scientist Clinical Scholarship |
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1988 - 1989 |
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship AGT320107 |
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1988 |
Runner-up for the AAA Outstanding Dissertation Award |
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1987 |
NIMH National Research Service Award MH-0954 |
National and International Committees
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Period |
Description |
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1999 - Present |
Massachusetts Medical Society |
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Position: Member ( ) |
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1998 - Present |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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Position: Member ( ) |
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1997 - Present |
American Academy of Neurology |
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Position: Member ( ) |
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1996 - Present |
American Epilepsy Society |
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Position: Member ( ) |
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1994 - Present |
Child Neurology Society |
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Position: Member ( ) |
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1986 - Present |
Society for Neuroscience |
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Professional Service
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Period |
Description |
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2002 - Present |
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois |
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1999 - Present |
Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, No. 1135 |
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1999 - Present |
Clinical Neurophysiology, No. 1080 |
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2001 - 2002 |
Assistant in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts |
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1998 - 2002 |
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts |
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1997 - 2002 |
Medical Staff, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts Medical Staff, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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1998 - 2000 |
Clinical Fellow, Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts |
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1996 - 1998 |
Medical Staff, Department of Pediatrics, Northshore Children’s Hospital, Salem, Massachusetts |
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