Kevin K Park, PhD
General Information
Contact
- Office: 305-243-2599
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Languages
- English
- English
- Korean
Roles
- Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Investigation of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying axon regeneration.
- Investigation of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal survival after injury.
- Investigation of axon guidance during development and after injury
Awards
Pew Scholar
Education
2010 Postdoctoral Fellowship
Harvard University
2007 PhD
University of Western Australia
2001 B.S.
University of Western Australia
Publications
- Link to PubMed publications by Dr. Park
- Enhanced Transcriptional Activity and Mitochondrial Localization of STAT3 Co-induce Axon Regrowth in Adult Central Nervous System
- Differential Effects of Unfolded Protein Response Pathways on Axon Injury-induced Death of Retinal Ganglion Cells.
- Promoting axon regeneration in the adult CNS by modulation of the PTEN/mTOR pathway
Biography
Dr. Kevin Park received PhD degree from the University of Western Australia. In 2007, he began his postdoctoral fellowship in Harvard Medical School, Childrens' Hospital Boston. In 2010, he joined the faculty of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.