김현석 교수는 2012년 본교 생명과학 소속 교수로 부임하였으며, 노화 및 암발생 기전 연구를 전공하고 있다. 한림대 의대 생화학교실에서 박사과정을 마치고 미국립보건원(NIH, USA) 및 Medical center of Vanderbilt 에서 포스닥 및 연구교수로 10년간 재직하였으며, 주 전공은 세포내 단백질의 Acetylation/Deacetylation 기전 연구를 통해 노화, 대사 및 노화관련 질환 연구를 수행하였다. 현재까지 총 20여편의 논문을 SCI급 국제학술지에 발표하였으며, 대표 논문으로 「암발생기전」(Cancer Cell, 2010, 2011), 「지방간발생 기전」(Cell Metabolism, 2010) 등이 있으며, ]미국립보건원에서 최우수논문상을 받기도 하였다.
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