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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
110
Citations
48329
World Ranking
967
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
48573
World Ranking
5524
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Korea Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Gou Young Koh is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans several fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Infectious Diseases, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of significant topics, including cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, angiogenesis and VEGF in cancer, the lymphatic system and related diseases, spinal dysraphism and malformations, adipose tissue and metabolism, as well as traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances.

Frequently appearing in high-profile publication venues, Gou Young Koh has contributed multiple papers to Nature Communications, Nature Cardiovascular Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science, and the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

  • Biological functions of lymphatic vessels (2020, Science)
  • Nasal ciliated cells are primary targets for SARS-CoV-2 replication in the early stage of COVID-19 (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Three-Dimensional Human Alveolar Stem Cell Culture Models Reveal Infection Response to SARS-CoV-2 (2020, Cell Stem Cell)
  • A systems view of the vascular endothelium in health and disease (2024, Cell)
  • Nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus is a hub for cerebrospinal fluid drainage (2024, Nature)

Gou Young Koh collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Seon Pyo Hong, Myung Jin Yang, Hyuek Jong Lee, Ji Hoon Ahn, and Hosung Bae, reflecting a research network with multiple joint publications.

  • Seon Pyo Hong
  • Myung Jin Yang
  • Hyuek Jong Lee
  • Ji Hoon Ahn
  • Hosung Bae

Best Publications

  • The gut microbiota as an environmental factor that regulates fat storage

    Fredrik Bäckhed;Hao Ding;Hao Ding;Ting Wang;Lora V. Hooper

  • Tie2/Angiopoietin-1 Signaling Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cell Quiescence in the Bone Marrow Niche

    Fumio Arai;Atsushi Hirao;Masako Ohmura;Hidetaka Sato

  • Genetically selected cardiomyocytes from differentiating embronic stem cells form stable intracardiac grafts.

    Michael G. Klug;Mark H. Soonpaa;Gou Young Koh;Gou Young Koh;Loren J. Field

  • Control of vascular morphogenesis and homeostasis through the angiopoietin–Tie system

    Hellmut G. Augustin;Gou Young Koh;Gavin Thurston;Kari Alitalo

  • Formation of nascent intercalated disks between grafted fetal cardiomyocytes and host myocardium

    Mark H. Soonpaa;Gou Young Koh;Michael G. Klug;Loren J. Field

  • Angiopoietin-1 Regulates Endothelial Cell Survival Through the Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase/Akt Signal Transduction Pathway

    Injune Kim;Hwan Gyu Kim;June-No So;Joo Heon Kim

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 (ICAM-1), Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin through Nuclear Factor-κB Activation in Endothelial Cells

    Injune Kim;Sang-Ok Moon;Sung Hoon Kim;Hyung Jin Kim

  • Organotypic vasculature: From descriptive heterogeneity to functional pathophysiology

    Hellmut G. Augustin;Hellmut G. Augustin;Gou Young Koh

  • Meningeal lymphatic vessels at the skull base drain cerebrospinal fluid

    Ji Hoon Ahn;Hyunsoo Cho;Jun-Hee Kim;Shin Heun Kim

  • Angiopoietins assemble distinct Tie2 signalling complexes in endothelial cell-cell and cell-matrix contacts.

    Pipsa Saharinen;Lauri Eklund;Lauri Eklund;Juho Miettinen;Riikka Wirkkala

  • Phosphorylation of VE-cadherin is modulated by haemodynamic forces and contributes to the regulation of vascular permeability in vivo

    Fabrizio Orsenigo;Costanza Giampietro;Alberto Ferrari;Monica Corada

  • Angiopoietin-1 Reduces VEGF-Stimulated Leukocyte Adhesion to Endothelial Cells by Reducing ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-Selectin Expression

    Injune Kim;Sang-Ok Moon;Sung Kwang Park;Soo Wan Chae

  • Critical role of CD11b+ macrophages and VEGF in inflammatory lymphangiogenesis, antigen clearance, and inflammation resolution

    Raghu P. Kataru;Keehoon Jung;Cholsoon Jang;Hanseul Yang

  • Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase enhances mitogenic actions of insulin in endothelial cells.

    Monica Montagnani;Inga Golovchenko;Injune Kim;Gou Young Koh

  • Differential function of Tie2 at cell–cell contacts and cell–substratum contacts regulated by angiopoietin-1

    Shigetomo Fukuhara;Keisuke Sako;Takashi Minami;Kazuomi Noda

  • Angiopoietin-2 at high concentration can enhance endothelial cell survival through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signal transduction pathway.

    Injune Kim;Ji-Hye Kim;Sang-Ok Moon;Hee Jin Kwak

  • Differentiation and long-term survival of C2C12 myoblast grafts in heart.

    Gou Young Koh;Michael G. Klug;Mark H. Soonpaa;Loren J. Field

  • Angiopoietin-1 induces endothelial cell sprouting through the activation of focal adhesion kinase and plasmin secretion.

    Injune Kim;Hwan Gyu Kim;Sang-Ok Moon;Soo Wan Chae

  • Cyclin D1 overexpression promotes cardiomyocyte DNA synthesis and multinucleation in transgenic mice.

    Mark H. Soonpaa;Gou Young Koh;Gou Young Koh;Laura Pajak;Shaoliang Jing

  • Biological functions of lymphatic vessels

    Tatiana V. Petrova;Gou Young Koh

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Alitalo
Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki
Gyun Min Lee
Gyun Min Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ralf H. Adams
Ralf H. Adams Max Planck Society
Hellmut G. Augustin
Hellmut G. Augustin Heidelberg University
Naoki Mochizuki
Naoki Mochizuki National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Yuichi Oike
Yuichi Oike Kumamoto University
Andras Nagy
Andras Nagy Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Young-Guen Kwon
Young-Guen Kwon Yonsei University
Toshio Suda
Toshio Suda National University of Singapore
Sun Chang Kim
Sun Chang Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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