이지희 교수는 의학과/생리학교실 소속 교수로 폐손상 질환 및 염증 종결 분야 연구의 권위자이다. 이화의대 졸업 후, 미국 웨스트버지니아 의대에서 박사학위를 받았으며, 미국 국립유대헬스(NJH)와 국립직업안전헬스(NIOSH)에서 교환교수로 국제공동연구를 진행한바 있다. 2010년 조직손상방어연구센터(MRC)를 이끌며 조직손상 개선 기술 개발 연구를 선도해왔으며, 2020년 이화의대 MRC 염증-암 미세환경 연구센터(한국연구재단 기초의과학분야 선도연구센터)가 재선정됨으로 현재 센터장을 역임하고 있다. 수상경력으로 2008년, 2010년 교육과학기술부가 주최하는 기초연구우수성과에 선정된 바 있다. 2016년 기초연구 진흥과 기초과학발전에 기여한 공로로 미래창조과학부 장관상을 수여 받은 바 있다. 2017년에는 우수한 연구성과를 보인 교수를 대상으로 하는 '이화펠로우'에 선정된 바 있다. 주요 연구성과로 호흡기 및 면역분야 최우수 저널인 <American J. Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine>, <European Respiratory J.>, <Cellular & Molecular Immunology> , <Mucosal Immunol>, <Sci Signaling>, <Cell Death & Disease> 등에 교신저자로 논문을 발표한 바 있다.
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[학술지논문] Administration of Gas6 attenuates lung fbrosis
via inhibition of the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition
and fbroblast activation
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no.1
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SCIE
[학술지논문] Visceral adiposity is associated with iron deposition and myelin loss in the brains of aged mice
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no.8
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SCIE
[학술지논문] Lethal effects of mitochondria via microfluidics
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no.3
, 461-474
SCIE
[학술지논문] RIPK1 Regulates Microglial Activation in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation and MPTP-Induced Parkinson's Disease Mouse Models
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no.3
, 1-20
SCIE
[학술지논문] Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Mechanisms of GTS-21, an alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist, in Neuroinflammation and Parkinson's Disease Mouse Models
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 2022, v.23
no.8
, 4420-4420
SCIE
[학술지논문] Increased Caveolin-2 Expression in Brain Endothelial Cells Promotes Age-Related Neuroinflammation
MOLECULES AND CELLS, 2022, v.45
no.12
, 950-962
SCI
[학술지논문] Inhibition of STAT6 Activation by AS1517499 Inhibits Expression and Activity of PPAR gamma in Macrophages to Resolve Acute Inflammation in Mice
BIOMOLECULES, 2022, v.12
no.3
, 447-447
SCIE
[학술지논문] Procollagen C-Endopeptidase Enhancer 2 Secreted by Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increases the Oxidative Burst of Promyelocytic HL-60 Cells
Biology-Basel, 2022, v.11
no.2
, 255-255
SCIE
[학술지논문] Reprogramming of cancer-associated fibroblasts by apoptotic cancer cells inhibits lung metastasis via Notch1-WISP-1 signaling
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY, 2022, v.19
no.12
, 1373-1391
[학술지논문] Aging effects on the diurnal patterns of gut microbial composition in male and female mice
KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY, 2021, v.25
no.6
, 575-583
SCIE
[학술지논문] Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) contributes to IL-10-induced anti-inflammatory response through inhibition of inflammasome activation
CELL DEATH & DISEASE, 2021, v.12
no.1
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SCIE
[학술지논문] Cancer-associated fibroblasts activated by miR-196a promote the migration and invasion of lung cancer cells
CANCER LETTERS, 2021, v.508
no.2021
, 92-103
SCI
[학술지논문] Gas6 Ameliorates Inflammatory Response and Apoptosis in Bleomycin-Induced Acute Lung Injury
Biomedicines, 2021, v.9
no.11
, 1674-1674
SCIE
[학술지논문] STAT6 Signaling Mediates PPAR gamma Activation and Resolution of Acute Sterile Inflammation in Mice
CELLS, 2021, v.10
no.3
, 501-501
SCIE
[학술지논문] Gas6 Prevents Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Alveolar Epithelial Cells via Production of PGE(2), PGD(2) and Their Receptors
CELLS, 2019, v.8
no.7
, 643-643
SCIE
[학술지논문] Programming of macrophages by UV-irradiated apoptotic cancer cells inhibits cancer progression and lung metastasis
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY, 2019, v.16
no.11
, 851-867
SCIE
[학술지논문] RhoA-Dependent HGF and c-Met Mediate Gas6-Induced Inhibition of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Migration, and Invasion of Lung Alveolar Epithelial Cells
BIOMOLECULES, 2019, v.9
no.10
, 565-565
SCIE
[학술발표] Apoptotic cancer cells stimulate WISP-1 secretion from cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to inhibit migration and invasion of lung cancer cells and CAFs대한생리학회 학술대회, 대한민국, 서울, 2022-10-28
Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2022
[학술발표] Enhancement of the Notch ligand Dll1 expression in UV-irradiated apoptotic cancer cells activates Notch1 signaling in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)대한생리학회 학술대회, 대한민국, 서울, 2022-10-28
Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2022
[학술발표] In vivo administration of Gas6 inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition and enhances PGE2 and PGD2 in alveolar type II epithelial cells following bleomycin treatment대한생리학회 학술대회, 대한민국, 서울, 2022-10-27
Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2022
[학술발표] In vivo injection of apoptotic cancer cells inhibits CAF activation and lung metastasis via Notch1-WISP-1 signaling 대한생리학회 학술대회, 대한민국, 서울, 2022-10-27
Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2022