Grants per year
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Research Interests
Synaptic function, vesicle trafficking, genetic forms of Parkinson’s disease, lysosomal disorders
Training Experience
| 2009 | Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Signal transduction, PhD, Pohang University of Science and Technology
… → 1998
Research interests keywords
- Neuroscience
- Parkinson’s Disease
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Grants
- 3 Finished
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Convergence of LRRK2 and GBA1 in the pathogenesis of PD
Krainc, D. (PD/PI) & Kim, M. J. (Co-Investigator)
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
11/1/16 → 10/31/18
Project: Research project
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LTI Postdoctoral Sponsorship
Krainc, D. (PD/PI) & Kim, M. J. (Other)
6/1/14 → 5/31/17
Project: Research project
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The role of Sirt1 in Huntington's Disease
Krainc, D. (PD/PI) & Kim, M. J. (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/13 → 4/30/16
Project: Research project
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Inhibition of cysteine protease cathepsin L increases the level and activity of lysosomal glucocerebrosidase
Kim, M. J., Kim, S., Reinheckel, T. & Krainc, D., 2024, In: JCI Insight. 9, 3, e169594.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Brain-specific deletion of GIT1 impairs cognition and alters phosphorylation of synaptic protein networks implicated in schizophrenia susceptibility
Fass, D. M., Lewis, M. C., Ahmad, R., Szucs, M. J., Zhang, Q., Fleishman, M., Wang, D., Kim, M. J., Biag, J., Carr, S. A., Scolnick, E. M., Premont, R. T. & Haggarty, S. J., Aug 2022, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 27, 8, p. 3272-3285 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
Lysosomal ceramides regulate cathepsin B-mediated processing of saposin C and glucocerebrosidase activity
Kim, M. J., Jeong, H. & Krainc, D., Jul 15 2022, In: Human molecular genetics. 31, 14, p. 2424-2437 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access16 Scopus citations -
Acid ceramidase inhibition ameliorates α-synuclein accumulation upon loss of GBA1 function
Kim, M. J., Jeon, S., Burbulla, L. F. & Krainc, D., Jun 1 2018, In: Human molecular genetics. 27, 11, p. 1972-1988 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access62 Scopus citations -
Functional analysis of rare variants found in schizophrenia implicates a critical role for GIT1-PAK3 signaling in neuroplasticity
Kim, M. J., Biag, J., Fass, D. M., Lewis, M. C., Zhang, Q., Fleishman, M., Gangwar, S. P., Machius, M., Fromer, M., Purcell, S. M., McCarroll, S. A., Rudenko, G., Premont, R. T., Scolnick, E. M. & Haggarty, S. J., Mar 1 2017, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 22, 3, p. 417-429 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access26 Scopus citations