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Yoon-Sun Kim, DVM, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biomedical Sciences
ARBL, E100
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: 970-491-8106
Fax: 970-491-3557
Yoonsun.Kim@colostate.edu

Picture of Dr. Kim

Member
Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory (ARBL)
Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR)

Education
PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan
DVM, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
MS, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
BA, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea

Awards and Honors
Lalor Scholar, 2005-2007

Research Interests
My research focuses on the role of TRPC6 in the regulation of intracellular Ca2+ dynamics in the human myometrium.


Representative Publications

Kim YS, Hori M, Yasuda K, Ozaki H. 2005. Differences in the gestational pattern of mRNA expression of the Rnd family in rat and human myometria. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 142:410-415.

Choi WH, Kim J, Lee YR, Lee CK, Kim YS, Kim J, Choi YJ, Woo, NS, Cho S, Kim B. 2005. Cdc42 contributes to phorbol ester-induced Ca2+-independent contraction of pulmonary artery smooth muscle. J Vet Med Sci 67:787-793.

Kim B, Kim J, Kim A, Kim YS, Lee YR, Bae YM, Cho S, Rhyu MR. 2004. Ligusticum wallichi-induced vasorelaxation mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinase in rat aortic smooth muscle. J Ethnopharmacol 90:397-401.

Kim YS, Kim B, Karaki H, Hori M, Ozaki H. 2003. Up-regulation of Rnd 1 during pregnancy serves as a negative feedback control for Ca2+ sensitization of contractile elements in rat myometrium. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 311:972-978.

Link here to PubMed for a complete list of publications