Yisang Yoon, Ph.D.

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University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 604
Rochester, New York 14642

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Current Appointments

Education
PhD Molecular Biology Ohio State University 1993
MS Microbiology Korea-Seoul National U Coll Med 1984
B.S. Department of Microbiology Seoul National University 1982
Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases Mayo Clinic and Foundation Mentor: Dr. Mark A. McNiven 1995 - 1999
Postdoctoral Researcher Dept. of Molecular Genetics Ohio State University Columbus, OH Mentor: Dr. Berl R. Oakley 1993 - 1994
Fellowship Awards
RESEARCH FELLOW Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases Mayo Clinic and Foundation Rochester, MN 1995 - 1999
Recent Journal Articles
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Yu T; Robotham JL; Yoon Y. "Increased production of reactive oxygen species in hyperglycemic conditions requires dynamic change of mitochondrial morphology." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2006; 103(8):2653-8. Epub 2006 Feb 13.
Kong D; Xu L; Yu Y; Zhu W; Andrews DW; Yoon Y; Kuo TH. "Regulation of Ca2+-induced permeability transition by Bcl-2 is antagonized by Drpl and hFis1." Molecular and cellular biochemistry. 2005; 272(1-2):187-99.
Koch A; Yoon Y; Bonekamp NA; McNiven MA; Schrader M. "A role for Fis1 in both mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission in mammalian cells." Molecular biology of the cell. 2005; 16(11):5077-86. Epub 2005 Aug 17.
Yu T; Fox RJ; Burwell LS; Yoon Y. "Regulation of mitochondrial fission and apoptosis by the mitochondrial outer membrane protein hFis1." Journal of cell science. 2005; 118(Pt 18):4141-51. Epub 2005 Aug 23.
Varadi A; Johnson-Cadwell LI; Cirulli V; Yoon Y; Allan VJ; Rutter GA. "Cytoplasmic dynein regulates the subcellular distribution of mitochondria by controlling the recruitment of the fission factor dynamin-related protein-1." Journal of cell science. 2004; 117(Pt 19):4389-400. Epub 2004 Aug 10.