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Hyun-Kyoung Lee is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA. She holds positions at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Texas Children's Hospital) and the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. As a Cynthia and Anthony G. Petrello Endowed Scholar in Neurological Research, her work focuses on glial cell development and its role in neurodegenerative diseases. Lee completed her BS in Biotechnology (2004) and PhD in Physiology/Neuroscience (2009) at Dong-A University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.
Her research integrates chick and mouse models to study gliogenesis and myelin repair mechanisms. Key projects include investigating Wnt signaling pathways (via Daam2), oligodendrocyte differentiation, and astrocyte dysfunction in diseases like multiple sclerosis. Lee has received prestigious awards including the National MS Society Career Transition Award and BCM/TCH Research Mentor Award.
Her publications (over 50 articles) span neurodevelopmental mechanisms, glial biology, and translational therapies. Notable recent work includes studies on astrocyte-driven blood-brain barrier integrity (2024), long-chain fatty acid neuroinflammation (2023), and circadian rhythm interventions in neurodegeneration (2022).
Lee's grants include NIH R01 funding for Wnt signaling in remyelination and NIDCR support for developmental glial studies. Her lab collaborates widely, including with Texas Children's Hospital and the Jan and Dan Duncan Institute.
